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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Possesive forms
what is the possesive form for the word "friends", which is in plural form? Is it friends's or friends'?
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singular: My friend's dog is chasing the ball. plural: My friends' dogs are chasing ***** in the dog park.
- singular: My friend's dog is chasing the ball.
- plural: My friends' dogs are chasing ***** in the dog park.
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singular: My friend's dog is chasing the ball.
plural: My friends' dogs are chasing ***** in the dog park.
plural: My friends' dogs are chasing ***** in the dog park.
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sam1947singular: My friend's dog is chasing the ball.plural: My friends' dogs are chasing ***** in the dog park.Absolutely correct!
However, to avoid confusion on the part of the original poster, I think we should point out that when we use the plural possessive of "friend" it doesn't necessarily mean that the possessed object needs to be plural a
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That is quite correct and a good point. If it were, say, a couple...Sally and Bill, and they had a dog, it would be, "My friends' dog was chasing the ball. or, "My friends' plan for the party was beginning to sound a bit wild for me.
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