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's 's ?! Works or not? [closed]
If we are talking about hats for example.
Mine is blue.Tom's is white.
Can I use the contraction of is in the previous sentence.
So it'll be like this 'Tom's 's white' !!
Is it grammatically ...
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Why are apostrophes so important? [closed]
Why are apostrophes so important? Where did they come from? Wouldn't it be better to just get rid of them altogether?
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“One of my friend's father” vs. “one of my friends' father” [duplicate]
Duplicate:
Possessive form of “one of [a list]”?
Plural possessive with separate posessions
What is correct:
One of my friend's father is serving in the Navy.
One of my ...
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Usage of apostrophe in “baker’s dozen”
In the phrase “baker’s dozen”, why does the apostrophe indicate possession of a (single) baker? Shouldn't it indicate possession of all bakers in general? Shouldn’t it be “bakers’ dozen”?
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Which is the correct: “John and Bob's phones” or “John's and Bob's phones” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by distinct entities?
Which of the following two statements are correct:
Can you call John ...
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“My parents' friendship with…” vs. “my parent's friendship with…” vs. “my parents friendship with…”
Which of these is correct please, if any?
my parents' friendship with Sally's parents
my parent's friendship with Sally's parents
my parents friendship with Sally's parents
What is the ...
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Multiple people possession [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is “my wife and I's” correct, or should it be “my wife's and my”?
Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by ...
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Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by distinct entities [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Nikki's and Alice's X” vs. “Nikki and Alice's X”
Consider describing the wedding of X and Y. If I want to avoid the overly-formal ...
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“Today's assumption” or “todays assumption” — which is valid grammar?
We (non native English-speakers) are writing a paper and are wondering if the following construct is valid English:
Yesterday's assumption is no longer valid.
Specifically the apostrophe after ...
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Apostrophe for words ending with the letter S [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in s?
When did it become correct to add an 's' to a singular possessive already ending in 's'?
I always had this ...
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“Nikki's and Alice's X” vs. “Nikki and Alice's X”
Which option is grammatical?
There will be readings from Nikki Giovanni’s and Alice Walker’s writings.
There will be readings from Nikki Giovanni and Alice Walker's writings.
Saying it ...
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Do things use apostrophe for indicating possessive? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is using the possessive 's correct in “the car's antenna”?
If someone owns something I would say: Mom's car.
But if the owner is not a person, does ...
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“Each person's car” vs. “each persons' car”
Which of the following is correct?
Each person's car has four wheels.
Each persons' car has four wheels.
