I teach this wretched subject at a university. Agreement is anything but
universal.
singular possessive - 's
plural poss. - add ' or 's
BUT PLURALS NEVER HAVE '. THAT ONE IS A UNIVERSAL RULE.
peter
On Wednesday, January 23, 2002, at 07:19 , Aron Hsiao wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 23 January 2002 05:05 pm, PCBman wrote:
>
>>
>> Use 's when the subject is plural (more than one).
>>
>> Use s' when you are referring to something that belongs
>> to the person or thing.
>>
>
> Wow, are English grammar rules so different from US grammar
> rules? I hold a BA in English from a US university, and the
> rules are not at all similar to that. Here are the rules in
> my circles:
>
> Use 's for singular possessive (i.e. he owns it).
> Use s' for plural possessive (i.e. they own it).
> Use s [no apostrophe] for plural.
>
> I had thought these rules were canonical, but perhaps they
> vary from English-speaking country to English-speaking
> country...?
>
> -Aron
>
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