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Pharho Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Use of the apostrophe Please help me out with a few sentences
Hello,
I'm having some problems with this apostrophe thing. What is the difference between putting the apostrophe before the 's' or after the 's'..
ex. The federal governments prediction's of a budget surplus prompted the ten provincial governments accountants to work overtime looking for ways to spend their share.
This is what I think is the answer.. Please help if it is wrong..
The federal governments' predictions of a budget surplus prompted the ten provincial governments' accountant to work overtime looking for ways to spend their share.
Please if anyone can clarify that would b great..
Thanks
I'm having some problems with this apostrophe thing. What is the difference between putting the apostrophe before the 's' or after the 's'..
ex. The federal governments prediction's of a budget surplus prompted the ten provincial governments accountants to work overtime looking for ways to spend their share.
This is what I think is the answer.. Please help if it is wrong..
The federal governments' predictions of a budget surplus prompted the ten provincial governments' accountant to work overtime looking for ways to spend their share.
Please if anyone can clarify that would b great..
Thanks
Top answer
The apostrophe goes after the s if the word is plural or otherwise ends in s. The federal government's predictions of a budget surplus prompted the ten provincial governments' accountant(s) to work overtime looking for ways to spend their share. Federal government is singular.
- The apostrophe goes after the s if the word is plural or otherwise ends in s.
- The federal government's predictions of a budget surplus prompted the ten provincial governments' accountant(s) to work overtime looking for ways to spend their share.
- Federal government is singular.
- Ten provincial governments is plural.
- Accountants is probably plural, unless those ten governments share one accountant.
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The apostrophe goes after the s if the word is plural or otherwise ends in s.
The federal government's predictions of a budget surplus prompted the ten provincial governments' accountant(s) to work overtime looking for ways to spend their share.
Federal government is singular. Ten provincial governments is plural. Accountants is probably plural, unless those ten governments share
The federal government's predictions of a budget surplus prompted the ten provincial governments' accountant(s) to work overtime looking for ways to spend their share.
Federal government is singular. Ten provincial governments is plural. Accountants is probably plural, unless those ten governments share
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Our parents junk mail is also recycled, not put in the bin.
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All our bottles are stored in dads shed before they are taken to the bottle bank.
Our parents junk mail is also recycled, not put in the bin.
Mr Patels garden grows so well because he makes compost from food scraps.
Mrs Blythes bins, however, are always very full because she nevers recyles anything.
The p
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