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The word boys is a common plural noun.The boys were loud.


If the boys own something, you need an apostrophe.

The boys' bikes were stolen.

The boys' mothers came to the game.

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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').

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