what is the difference between putting the apostrophy before the s and after the s?
ex: my mom's cooking
my moms' cooking
Which is right and why?
2006-10-12 05:27:54 · 9 answers · asked by Smart Girl 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
you put the apostrophe before the s to show that someone owns the object or that the word 'is' is missing e.g you could say
the dog's ball
or the dog's bad
but when you are showing that a PLURAL owns something (i.e a word which has an s on the end) you put it after the s for example:
my parents' wedding
my mom's cooking is correct because you only have one mom
2006-10-12 05:32:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The difference is between a singular Mom... i.e. " My Mom's cooking is the best"... versus a plural Mom... "the Cub Scouts moms' cooking was the best"
2006-10-12 05:32:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would put My Mom's cooking as in My Mom is cooking.
You would put My Moms' cooking as if you had more than one Mom.
2006-10-12 05:31:03 · answer #3 · answered by Dannie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you put it before s as in the case of mom's, that means it is that of your mom.
In the other case, namely, putting it after the s (moms'), it means those of your moms!
The right thing is to put the apostrophe before s. Mom's is right.
2006-10-12 05:32:20 · answer #4 · answered by Hobby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my moms' cooking is only correct if you have more than one mom. It is a singular/plural distinction.
"my mom's cooking" could also be a sentence saying your mom is cooking. But it's the correct possessive also.
2006-10-12 05:29:10 · answer #5 · answered by Staceyflourpond 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mom's is possessive
Moms' is plural possessive, meaning there's more than one mom
2006-10-12 05:35:56 · answer #6 · answered by Lady J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The " ' " after the word shows possesion. The " ' " in the word is conjunctive.
My moms' cooking------shows possesion, your mom.
My mom's cooking----------is actually My mom is cooking.
If you have more than one mom then you would use My moms cooking.
2006-10-12 05:30:41 · answer #7 · answered by dmgoldsbo7 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mom's is correct
Unless you have two moms
and then moms' is correct
2006-10-12 05:29:34 · answer #8 · answered by dougneb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you put the apostrophe before the "s" it shows ownership/possession like mom's dog....mom's car......mom's coffee.......mom's ring.......mom's dinner.
2006-10-12 05:31:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋