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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Apostrophe/ Possessive Queston
Apostrophe/Possessive Question:
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Construction workers shatter a major water main, leaving 25,000 residents with little to no water pressure.
Do I need to add an apostrophe to the word, "workers" or "residents?"
I'm thinking no because they are not showing possession of anything but it is still driving me nuts.
~thanks
StartFragment>Example:
Construction workers shatter a major water main, leaving 25,000 residents with little to no water pressure.
Do I need to add an apostrophe to the word, "workers" or "residents?"
I'm thinking no because they are not showing possession of anything but it is still driving me nuts.
~thanks
Top answer
" I'm thinking no because they are not showing possession of anything You are thinking this through correctly. Because there is no possession involved, you don't want apostrophes. By the way, this is OK if it's a newspaper headline, but it's not correct as an ordinary sentence.
- " I'm thinking no because they are not showing possession of anything You are thinking this through correctly.
- Because there is no possession involved, you don't want apostrophes.
- By the way, this is OK if it's a newspaper headline, but it's not correct as an ordinary sentence.
- I think you meant "shatter ed ".
- CJ
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AnonymousDo I need to add an apostrophe to the word, "workers" or "residents?"You are thinking this through correctly. Because there is no possession involved, you don't want apostrophes.
I'm thinking no because they are not showing possession of anything
By the way, this is OK if it's a newspaper headline, but it's not correct as an ordinary se
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