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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Isn't this the possessive - thus needs apostrophe?

Hi. Please help. I happen to think there should be an apostrophe after the word "fathers." Shouldn't there be an apostrophe?

They seem to have the same occupations as their fathers.
  

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Anonymous They seem to have the same occupations as their fathers. No appostrophe is needed. "Fathers" is not possessive.

— Avangi

  • Anonymous They seem to have the same occupations as their fathers.
  • No appostrophe is needed.
  • "Fathers" is not possessive.
  • " then it's possessive.
  • But it's a terrible sentence.
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AnonymousThey seem to have the same occupations as their fathers.
No appostrophe is needed. "Fathers" is not possessive.

If you say,
"Their occupations seem to be the same as their fathers'." then it's possessive. But it's a terrible sentence.

My occupation is the same as yours. "My" and "yours" are
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It's from

They seem to have the same occupations as (the occupations that) their fathers (have).

Not from

They seem to have the same occupations as their fathers' ( occupations (were) ).

CJ
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Thank you, Avangi and CalifJim, for making it clear.
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