Anonymous  +  205846 Mon, 13 Mar 06 07:40 PM I'm confused, and I need help if I'm going to get my grammar right in the assignment I've got to hand in later. Seems stupid to me that I've gotten to degree stage and I'm still having trouble rapping my mind around basic grammar. What I want to know if minds needs to be mind's, because it is plural. The sentence is : - ...their addled minds. Therefore I know that it's plural because there is more than one mind, but does that mean the apostrophe goes before or after the S? And what about... "shrouds them" I mean it's pretty obvious that that is also plural because I've used 'them' instead of him... etc. Can anyone answer this for me? I've read loads on apostrophes and I'm still no closer to understand how exactly to use them. I have however been told that it's a common problem. I'm very frustrated. Please help, Ella Anonymous Grammar, Plurals, Apostrophes

	nona the brit  +  206000 Tue, 14 Mar 06 04:44 AM You don't use apostrophes at all to indicate a plural. That's a nice simple rule for you. So your examples should read '...their addled minds'. and 'shrouds them'. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Plurals, Apostrophes

	Clive  +  206019 Tue, 14 Mar 06 05:51 AM Hi, A small additional comment. You don't rap your mind around something, you wrap it around. Think of wrapping a package. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,627 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

	Philip  +  218758 Sat, 22 Apr 06 04:41 PM  Clive wrote: Hi, A small additional comment. You don't rap your mind around something, you wrap it around. Think of wrapping a package. Best wishes, Clive Clearly a case of "generation gap" here, Clive:  rap music and all.  Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen