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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Possessive Nouns
Hello how would you punctuate the following sentence-
mothers and fathers cars
is it- mother and father's cars
or
mother's and father's cars
mothers and fathers cars
is it- mother and father's cars
or
mother's and father's cars
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It should be 'mother's and father's cars'. BUT "mother and father's house" if the house is jointly owned by them. AND "mother's and father's houses" if both parents each have a house or houses in their own name.
- It should be 'mother's and father's cars'.
- BUT "mother and father's house" if the house is jointly owned by them.
- AND "mother's and father's houses" if both parents each have a house or houses in their own name.
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It should be 'mother's and father's cars'.
BUT "mother and father's house" if the house is jointly owned by them.
AND "mother's and father's houses" if both parents each have a house or houses in their own name.
BUT "mother and father's house" if the house is jointly owned by them.
AND "mother's and father's houses" if both parents each have a house or houses in their own name.
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