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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?

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Inchoateknowledge

#278438 Mon, 09 Oct 06 11:35 PM

2. The teams' new uniform(’)s weren’t sewn properly.

ok otherwise.

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Clive

#278467 Tue, 10 Oct 06 01:25 AM

Hi,

It could also be

2. The teams' . . .

4. The horses' . . .

Best wishes, Clive

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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.

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Barbara, who answers in American English.