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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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I am trying to figure out if I need to insert apostrophes after each noun in the following sentence. My initial thought was that only one at the end was required:

"The Committee may at any time revoke the medical assistant, medical technologist or medical technician's certificate of registration."

Thanks for any help.
  

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You need all of the apostrophes or a rewrite: The Committee may at any time revoke the medical assistant's, medical technologist's or medical technician's certificate of registration. The Committee may at any time revoke the certificate of registration of the medical assistant, medical technologist or medical technician.

— Mister Micawber

  • You need all of the apostrophes or a rewrite: The Committee may at any time revoke the medical assistant's, medical technologist's or medical technician's certificate of registration.
  • The Committee may at any time revoke the certificate of registration of the medical assistant, medical technologist or medical technician.
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You need all of the apostrophes or a rewrite:

The Committee may at any time revoke the medical assistant's, medical technologist's or medical technician's certificate of registration.
The Committee may at any time revoke the certificate of registration of the medical assistant, medical technologist or medical technician.
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