what is it sometimes you will see babies or baby's or ladies or lady's could I have an example of these spellings in a sentence.
2006-08-31 17:28:58 · 9 answers · asked by Mrs Magoo 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
babies and ladies are the plural form
Those three ladies each have babies.
baby's and lady's are possesive
The baby's dress caught on the lady's earring.
2006-08-31 17:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by medellia1984 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Babies is a plural ...there are many babies in the nursery. Baby's is ownership and speaks of one baby...the baby's crib had clean blankets in it. Same goes for Ladies. Ladies is plural. The ladies are going to the bar to see the male strippers. Lady's again in ownership sense, one lady....The Lady's clothing was old and tattered. Hope that makes sense.
2006-09-01 00:35:06 · answer #2 · answered by Zoey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
babies and ladies are plural...meaning more than one
for instance... All three of the babies had bottles.
or...The ladies sat down at the table and began to chat.
baby's and lady's are posessive...meaning they own something that you are talking about
for instance... The baby's bottle was empty.
or ... The lady's dress was red.
Hope this helps!
2006-09-01 00:33:45 · answer #3 · answered by ru.barbie2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Babies is plural or more than one. Baby's shows ownership.
The two babies are crying in the bedroom.
The baby's blanket has a hole.
It is the same for lady.
The ladies are laughing at the joke.
The lady's shoe is broken.
I hope that helps.
2006-09-01 00:33:59 · answer #4 · answered by Ewww Gross 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
babies, is the plural of baby. "There are 3 babies in the room"
baby's is the possesive, or a shortening of baby is
"this is the baby's toy"
"this baby's very cute"
Same for lady's / ladies
2006-09-01 00:33:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ladies are going shopping today.
That lady's heel on her shoe broke.
Maggie has twin babies, a boy and a girl.
The baby's rattle is broken.
2006-09-01 00:32:20 · answer #6 · answered by rocketpop19 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In both cases, one is plural, the other is possessive.
Three babies.
The baby's bottle.
There ladies.
The lady's purse.
2006-09-01 00:38:26 · answer #7 · answered by Jim T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Babies is plural, "What a beautiful group of babies!"
Baby's is possessive "Where is the baby's blanket?"
2006-09-01 00:31:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I agree w/ Dukalink. Any word w/ "ies" is plural, more than one. If it's 's, it means something is singular and posessive.
2006-09-01 00:31:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋