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MVB Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

The possessive form

Hi,

Which sentence is correct?

1-The pianos's keys were beautiful.

OR

2-The pianos' keys were beautiful.

Thanks,
MVB
  

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Welcome to EnglishForward. Just Imagine. MVB 1-The piano s 's keys were beautiful.

— Fandorin

  • Welcome to EnglishForward.
  • Just Imagine.
  • MVB 1-The piano s 's keys were beautiful.
  • [<b>edited by:</b> Fandorin at 1:02 PM (GMT 0) on Wed, Jan 7 2009] You're in home and looking at piano which you has been presented with.
  • MVB The pianos' keys were beautiful.
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Hi MVB.Welcome to EnglishForward.

I guess it depends on context and situation.Just Imagine.
MVB1-The pianos's keys were beautiful.
[<b>edited by:</b> Fandorin at 1:02 PM (GMT 0) on Wed, Jan 7 2009]
You're in home and looking at piano which you has been presented with.
MVBThe pianos' keys were beautifu
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MVB1-The pianos's keys were beautiful.
The word pianos's does not exist.

Singular = piano
Singular possessive = piano's

Plural = pianos
Plural possessive = pianos'

Thus, if you are referring to the keys on one piano, you should write thi
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