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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Rules on apostrophies after the s
Okay, so this may seem basic, but could someone give me an explanation and/or examples of situations where the apostrophe is placed after the s.
My understanding of it is that it is put after the s in cases where the word is plural, and possessive?
e.g., 'My parents' bedroom', but would not be used in the following 'My parents say that I look just like my Grandfather'.
Am I correct?
Any other situations/examples/exceptions would be greatly appreciated.
My understanding of it is that it is put after the s in cases where the word is plural, and possessive?
e.g., 'My parents' bedroom', but would not be used in the following 'My parents say that I look just like my Grandfather'.
Am I correct?
Any other situations/examples/exceptions would be greatly appreciated.
Top answer
Anonymous Am I correct? [Y] There are no other situations. If, for any reason, there's no apostrophe, then there's no genitive either.
- Anonymous Am I correct?
- [Y] There are no other situations.
- If, for any reason, there's no apostrophe, then there's no genitive either.
- In some other languages the Champions League has a name in the genitive case but not in English.
- CB Edit: The apostrophe is of course before the s in irregular plural words: these children's toys
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AnonymousAm I correct?You've got it right![Y] There are no other situations. If, for any reason, there's no apostrophe, then there's no genitive either. In some other languages the Champions League has a name in the genitive case but not in English.
CB
Edit: The apostrophe is of course before the s in irregular plural words:
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