It depends on how the word 'boys' is used.
If it is a plural noun, then no. The boys chased the dog.
If is is a singular possessive noun, then yes. The boy's dog chased him.
If it is a plural possessive noun, then yes. The boys' dogs chased them.
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Yes, the bathroom is for all boys, so the noun is the plural form. The bathroom for the boys is the boys' bathroom.
"Each of the boys' are writing a different story."The first mistake is to say "Each are." If you're talking about each one, the correct verb is "Each is writing."The second is to try to use an apostrophe to make a plural. The apostrophe indicates possession, not plural. The correct sentence would be "Each of the boys is writing a different story."
The phrase apostrophe for omission sounds like a teacher's comment when you misused an apostrophe. If so, it just means remove the apostrophe.Wrong: The boy's bikes were red.Right: The boys' bikes were red.
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An 's preceded by an apostrophe ('s) indicates possession or contraction (e.g., John's book, it's raining). An s followed by an apostrophe (s') is used for plural possessives where the noun is already plural (e.g., the girls' toys).
The apostrophe 's is used to indicate possession (belonging to someone or something) or to contract words (such as "it is" becomes "it's"). For example: "Sarah's car" (possession) or "It's raining" (contraction of "it is").
Use an apostrophe to signify either a contraction of two words don't = do not or to signify possession cat's tail boys' soccer ball James's son
An apostrophe is typically not used to form plural nouns. Plural nouns are usually formed by adding -s or -es to the end of the word. Apostrophes are used to show possession or in contractions.
The apostrophe in "catholic boys' school" indicates possession, showing that the school belongs to the boys of the Catholic faith.
The correct placement of the apostrophe in "boy's" depends on whether you are referring to a singular boy (boy's) or multiple boys (boys'). In the singular possessive form, the apostrophe comes before the 's' (boy's), while in the plural possessive form, the apostrophe comes after the 's' (boys').
Those boys' bicycles were stolen outside the store.
It depends. if you are saying "boy's toys", yes, because the boys own something. Although, if you are talking about "the boys were early.", no, because the boys is a simple statement, with no ownership involved.
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A possessive apostrophe goes at the end of a word to indicate ownership by a plural subject, hence: "The boys' bike" describes two or more boys who share one bike as opposed to "The boy's bike" which means there is only one boy who owns the bike.
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Yes, the bathroom is for all boys, so the noun is the plural form. The bathroom for the boys is the boys' bathroom.