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Csckid Posted 14 years ago
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This is Tom's car.
This is Toms car.
This is Toms' car.

What is the difference among these three sentences?
  

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csckid What is the difference among between these three sentences? Only the first is correct. This is Tom 's car.

— Fivejedjon

  • csckid What is the difference among between these three sentences?
  • Only the first is correct.
  • This is Tom 's car.
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csckidWhat is the difference among between these three sentences?
Only the first is correct.

This is Tom's car.
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This is Tom’s car. (one owner)
This is my parents’ car. (two owners)
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I thought we use between when we are comparing 1 or 2 objects.
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Tenant's moved out of the building.
Tenants moved out of the building.
Tenants' moved out of the building.

What is the difference between placing an apostrophe before and after 's'?
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It's an over-simplification to say that we use 'between' for two things and 'among for 'more than two'.

With ' what is the difference ...', we always use 'between'.
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fivejedjonWith ' what is the difference ...', we always use 'between'.
I agree. Besides, what’s the difference among … sounds unnatural to me.
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csckidTenant's moved out of the building.Tenants moved out of the building.Tenants' moved out of the building.What is the difference between placing an apostrophe before and after 's'?
An apostrophe is wrong before or after the s. The word is simply tenants, the plural of tenant.
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