Can some please help me with plurals and plural possessives? I don't really get it. I'm not sure if I just didn't pay attention in grade school or if I just didn't grasp the rules. I don't know when to use apostrophes, S's or es.
Any and all help will be much appreciated.
I fail at this stuff too, but I'll try to help!
[B]Apostrophes:[/B]
Apostrophes can be used to replace a letter(s), for example:
Can't = Can not.
Should've = Should have.
[B]Possession:[/B]
The monkey's bananas. - The bananas belong to the monkey.
The monkeys' bananas. - The bananas belong to all of the monkeys.
[B]Plural:[/B]
Regular words simply need an 's' to make plural. e.g.
Apple => Apples
'es' is usually added to a word that ends in 's' (usually) to make it plural. e.g.
Compass => Compasses
Look here for more apostrophe help: [url]http://grammar.about.com/od/punctuationandmechanics/tp/GuideApostrophe.htm[/url]
[b]Exception:[/b]
When using "it" as an object pronoun, possession is not indicated by an apostrophe.
For example.
"It's leg was hurting it a lot." Is actually improper.
"Its leg was hurting it a lot." Is correct.
Only use the apostrophe with it if you're contracting "it is".
Ex. "It's a nice day today."
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