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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.

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