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It depends. The plural form of dog is dogs but the possessive form of dog is dog's
IE:
Two dogs are sitting on the porch.
The dog's food dish is empty.
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The dogs dinners where the apostrophe s goes?
It should be : the dogs' dinners.
Where does the apostrophe go in this sentence - Both your dogs beds have soft cushions?
After "dogs" - Both your dogs' beds have soft cushions.
When do you put an apostrophes on an already plural word?
When it's possessing something. To clarify: The only time you use an apostrophe on a plural word is when it is a possessive plural, e.g. the children's clothes or the dogs' water dishes. In these instances, children and dogs are both already plural. Note the difference in the position of the apostrophe. If the plural ends in s, the apostrophe goes after the s. If the word itself is plural, the apostrophe goes before the s.
Is dogs' a plural noun?
Yes, the word dogs is a plural noun. The singular noun is dog.
Where does the apostrophe goes if the sentence shows ownership?
Find the owner. The owner may be singular or plural. Put the apostrophe straight after the owner. If the owner is singular, then add an S.For example: the dogs breakfast. Who owned the breakfast? If it was the (one) dog, then write the owner (the dog), add the apostrophe AFTER it (the dog') and then put an s after that (the dog's). Correct sentence: "I made the dog's breakfast."If the owner of the breakfast was several dogs, then write the plural owner (the dogs), then add the apostrophe AFTER it (the dogs'). You don't need another S. Correct sentence: "I made the dogs' breakfast."Other examples:After breakfast I made the children's beds. (several children)After lunch I painted the dog's kennel. (one dog).After school I went to the teachers' office. (several teachers)After school I went to the principal's office. (one principal)There is an exception: If a singular owner ends in an S, you usually do NOT add another S after the apostrophe (Mr Jones' car. Jesus' teachings. James' hat.)
Is the apostrophe in this sentence in the correct place The men's uniform?
Yes. Because men is already plural, the apostrophe goes before the 's'. It is the same in a situation such as children's clothes. However, if you need to add an 's' to create the plural, the apostrophe goes at the end of the word, for example, the two dogs' blankets or the animals' cages.
Is dogs singular or plural?
Dogs is plural because it has the 's' ending. But if you have just the word dog without the 's' it is singular.
In punctuation if a comma follows a plural possessive does the apostrophe or the comma come first?
In punctuation, the comma comes before the apostrophe when it follows a plural possessive. For example, "The dogs', wagging tails" is correct.
Dogs' play or dogs play?
Both are right depending on the context. When talking about "play" as a verb, a sentence will be in the form "The dogs play in the back yard" It refers to more than one dog playing. Note that there is no apostrophe in dogs. When talking about "play" as an activity it is a noun. A sentence using the noun might be "The dogs' play went on until the end of the day". The sentence refers to the activity and "dogs' " is used as a possessive form of dogs to indicate that the activity belongs to the dogs. Also, for one dog, the sentence will read "The dog's play went on until the end of the day." Note that the apostrophe is immediately after dog, and this shows that it is the play of just one dog.
Is spider a apostrophe?
No. A spider is a spider and an apostrophe is an apostrophe.
Where should the apostrophe be in the following sentences 1 Those dogs paws have mud all over them 2 All the books pages were all over the place?
The apostrophe should be placed in "dogs" to show possession: "Those dogs' paws have mud all over them." The apostrophe should be placed in "books" to show possession: "All the books' pages were all over the place."
If a word already has an apostrophe how do you make it plural?
Apostrophes are not used to form plurals. For example, the plural of dog is dogs, not dog's. Dog's is a possessive noun.
