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The word families is a plural noun that can be the subject or object in a sentence:
- Three families attended the picnic. (subject)
- Letters were delivered to all families in the building.(object)
The word families' (with an apostrophe) is the possessive form of the same plural noun. It means "belonging to more than one family"; e.g.
- Researchers looked at five families' histories. (they looked at the histories of five families)
The rule for forming plurals and possessives when an English word takes an "s" is a bit strange but it's consistent:
- The singular possessive form puts an apostrophe betweenthe word and the plural "s"; for example,
> ... the dog's collar (one dog has a collar)
- The plural possessive form puts the apostrophe after the plural "s":
> ... the dogs' collars (more than one dog has collars)
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When do you use families versus family's?
Families is the plural of family - it means more than one family, for example: members of all three families came to the party. Family's is the possessive of family - it is used to show that something belongs to a family, for example: the family's dog ran away.
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When it comes to Democrats and Republicans, it's not Right versus left, it's Right versus wrong...
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You use "their" when referring to a group of people or when the gender is unknown. You use "his" when referring to a singular male and "her" when referring to a singular female.
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Well the most likely benefit you will see is that most of your employees will have families and will more than likely require insurance coverage for their families.
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Why is important to use portfolio with families and colleague s
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Ten families were effected by the storm. The storm affected ten families.
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Use "I" when referring to yourself. Example: "I am a woman." Use "my" when referring to something you possess. Example: "My hair is long."
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