It depends on who is being described. If there is one parent, it is parent's: the parent's car was parked outside. When describing several parents, it is parents': the parents' children were playing on the field.
The apostrophe goes before the "s" when indicating possession: parents' house.
"Proud parents" is correct. Plural possessive form does not require an apostrophe before the "s" when the noun is already in plural form.
No, "candidates" does not require an apostrophe before the "s" because it is a plural noun, not possessive.
The apostrophe in the word "Texas" is placed before the "s" to indicate possession (e.g. Texas's economy).
An apostrophe is typically used before the "s" to indicate possession or contraction. For possession, the apostrophe is placed before the "s" when showing that something belongs to someone or something (e.g., John's book). For contractions, the apostrophe is used before the "s" in shortened forms of words (e.g., it's for "it is").
The apostrophe in "children" would be placed before the "s" to show possession: children's.
Parents (no apostrophe) is plural.Parent's (apostrophe s) is singular possessive.Parents' (s apostrophe) is plural possessive.
It depends on whether you are simply using the plural noun (no apostrophe) or forming a possessive (with an apostrophe). Examples:The school sent a letter to all parents. [Plural noun. No apostrophe.]We found a parent's cellphone after the meeting. ["Parent" is singular, so the apostrophe, making it a possessive, goes before the 's'.]The police came to his parents' home on Monday. ["Parents" is plural, so the apostrophe, making it a possessive, goes after the 's'.]
Use an apostrophe only (without the s) to the word parents if it indicates possession. Example: parents' house
If the word ends in apostrophe s or ends in s apostrophe, then there is NO space before or after the apostrophe, but always a space before the next word.
For plural nouns that end in -s add an apostrophe. - parents' The parents' cars were in the driveway.
Personally, no. But it's not incorrect to put the apostrophe.
No, "candidates" does not require an apostrophe before the "s" because it is a plural noun, not possessive.
No. If the sheriff possesses something, it is the sheriff's with an apostrophe before the "s."
A plural noun ending with an s is possessive if it has an apostrophe after the s (s'), for example, horses-horses' or parents-parents'.A plural noun that does not end with an s has an apostrophe s ('s) added to the end of the word, for example, children-children's or teeth-teeth's.
Before the 's'.
If it is required, the apostrophe would come after the Z but before the S. "This is Mr. Buzz's stinger!"
An apostrophe before the "s" can indicate possession or a contraction. In possession, it shows that something belongs to someone or something. In a contraction, it signifies the omission of letters or sounds, typically to combine two words.