Sterling  +  278425 Mon, 09 Oct 06 11:04 PM Will you please check me Insert Apostrophes 1. I can’t find the consultant’s report anywhere. 2. The teams new uniform’s weren’t sewn properly. 3. Doesn’t that store sell women’s jewelry? 4. The horse’s owner wouldn’t sell them for any price. 5. Can’t you pick up Stephanie’s car for her at the repair shop? Sterling Joined on Fri, Oct 6 2006 New Member 08 Apostrophes

	Clive  +  278467 Tue, 10 Oct 06 01:25 AM Hi, It could also be 2. The teams' . . . 4. The horses' . . . Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,581 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Grammar Geek  +  278478 Tue, 10 Oct 06 02:58 AM 4 should certainly be the plural horses' because of the "them" later in the sentence. In addition to 2 being either team's or teams', I think that 1 could be consultant's or consultants'.  They often come in pairs. Or gaggles, even. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,652 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Plurals