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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Correct use of apostrophes..
I need some divining guidance on apostrophes with regards to the following sentence:
...Corporal's Black and White both excelled at drill.
...Corporals' Black and White both excelled at drill.
Which sentence is grammatically correct? Corporal is not plural therefore the ' should be placed after the s, but Black and White are individual people so should it not be Corporal's?
help!!
...Corporal's Black and White both excelled at drill.
...Corporals' Black and White both excelled at drill.
Which sentence is grammatically correct? Corporal is not plural therefore the ' should be placed after the s, but Black and White are individual people so should it not be Corporal's?
help!!
Top answer
Corporal's Black and White both excelled at drill. Corporals' Black and White both excelled at drill. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- Corporal's Black and White both excelled at drill.
- Corporals' Black and White both excelled at drill.
- Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- Corporal is not plural therefore the ' should be placed after the s, but Black and White are individual people so should it not be Corporal's?
- There is no possession here at all, so no apostrophe of any kind is needed.
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Hi,
I need some divining guidance on apostrophes with regards to the following sentence:
...Corporal's Black and White both excelled at drill.
...Corporals' Black and White both excelled at drill.
Which sentence is grammatically correct? Corporal is not plural therefore the ' should be placed after the s, but Black and White are individual people so should it not be
I need some divining guidance on apostrophes with regards to the following sentence:
...Corporal's Black and White both excelled at drill.
...Corporals' Black and White both excelled at drill.
Which sentence is grammatically correct? Corporal is not plural therefore the ' should be placed after the s, but Black and White are individual people so should it not be
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