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Anytime you add possession to an already plural noun (symbol or not), you'll use just an apostrophe at the end of the s.

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Cats' tails

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Is roses' plural or plural possessive?

Roses' with an apostrophe is plural possessive. Roses is just the plural. Plurals, when written correctly, do not have an apostrophe. Adding an apostrophe makes the plural possessive.An example of roses' is use would be The roses' water in the vase needs to be topped up.


Do you put an apostrophe after symbols?

Only if the plural is possessive.


Is the boys team a singular or plural possessive?

Possession is shown by use of an apostrophe. A singular noun forms the possessive by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word. A plural noun forms the possessive by adding an apostrophe (') after the ending s or adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of an irregular plural noun.The singular possessive form is: the boy's team.The plural possessive form is: the boys'team.


Does the plural form of an acronym have an apostrophe like the plural form of an individual letter?

Acronyms do not utilize the apostrophe in the plural form.


Would you put an apostrophe on the word status to make it plural?

No, the plural of status is actually statuses.


How do you spell plural possessives?

Plural nouns that end in s form the possessive by adding an apostrophe (') after the ending s.Plural nouns that do not end in s form the possessive by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word.Examples:The horses' stalls are cleaned each morning.The children's coats all hung in a row.


Why do some plural words have to have the apostrophe at the end?

The possessive of PLURAL nouns ending in -s is formed by adding a final apostrophe: girls'. Plurals that do not end in -s form the possessive by adding -'s: women's Because the already end in the letter "s" such as octopus


What is the plural possive form of dress?

The plural possessive is formed by adding an apostrophe to the plural ending -s or -es. The plural of dressis dresses. So the plural possessive is dresses'. Notice that the apostrophe comes after the -s, not before it. And example in a sentence is: I like the color of those dresses, but I don't like the dresses' patterns.


What is the apostrophe?

An apostrophe is a punctuation mark used primarily to indicate possession or to form contractions. For example, in "the dog's leash," the apostrophe shows that the leash belongs to the dog. Additionally, in a contraction like "can't," it replaces omitted letters. Apostrophes are not used for plural nouns, except in certain cases like plural letters or symbols.


Is there an apostrophe in smiles?

No, the word "smiles" does not require an apostrophe. It is a plural noun formed by simply adding "s" to the singular form "smile."


Where to put apostrophe in children?

You put the apostrophe in children's between the n and the s. Children is plural for child. Since children is plural adding the apostrophe s makes it possessive.


What is a plural possessive?

A plural possessive is a noun form for two or more people or things (a plural noun) that shows something in the sentence belongs to those people or things. The possessive form can be either singular or plural.A singular possessive is formed by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word.A plural possessive, for plurals that end in S, is formed by adding just an apostrophe (') after the S at the end of the word. Plural nouns that don't end in S (irregular plurals) form the possessive in the usual way, with an apostrophe S ('s) added to the end of the word.Example singular: Something belonging to one cat: the cat's toy (apostrophe s)Example plural: Something belonging to two or more cats: the cats' home, the cats' dishes (apostrophe only)Example irregular plural: Something belonging to two or more children: a children's playground.