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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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recently confused.
it is pretty basic but I have been recently confused with where I should place my apostrophes. for example when I say "my daughters bed" as in I have 1 daughter and am referring to her bed, and when I say "my daughters upset" as in I have one daughter and she is upset. where do I place my apostrophes if there are any?!!!
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One daughter: "my daughter's bed". More than one daughter: "my daughters' bed(s)". The second example should be "my daughter's upset".
- One daughter: "my daughter's bed".
- More than one daughter: "my daughters' bed(s)".
- The second example should be "my daughter's upset".
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- it means "my daughter is upset".
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One daughter: "my daughter's bed".
More than one daughter: "my daughters' bed(s)".
The second example should be "my daughter's upset". In this case the apostrophe does not denote possession but the contraction of the word "is", i.e. it means "my daughter is upset". The plural would be "my daughters are upset".
More than one daughter: "my daughters' bed(s)".
The second example should be "my daughter's upset". In this case the apostrophe does not denote possession but the contraction of the word "is", i.e. it means "my daughter is upset". The plural would be "my daughters are upset".
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