the sentence is The house of a shopkeeper resembled a home in the Netherlands.
2006-10-12 11:23:46 · 13 answers · asked by Molli 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
No apostrophe necessary. Nothing belongs to the Netherlands in that sentence; and apostrophe signifies possession/ownership. Such as: The Netherlands' cool climate and geographic placement makes it a great place to learn to ski. In this case cool climate and geographic placement belong to the Netherlands.
2006-10-12 11:29:04 · answer #1 · answered by jensajna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no apostophe. Only if the sentence was
The house of the shopkeeper resembled a Netherlands's home.
2006-10-12 11:26:59 · answer #2 · answered by ee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Netherlands is a proper name. Your write as it is. You would need an apostrophe if you were using plurals or showing possession.
2006-10-12 11:39:08 · answer #3 · answered by Paul G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would only add an apostrophe if you wanted to imply that something belonged to The Netherlands.
For example:
Jury is The Netherlands' best olympic skiier.
2006-10-12 11:31:29 · answer #4 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no apostrophe in the word Netherlands.
2006-10-12 11:28:29 · answer #5 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is NO apostrophe, unless it is in a possessive construct (e.g., "the Netherlands' capital is Amsterdam").
It is actually a plural noun. In Dutch the name is "Nederlanden" (which is also plural -- 'n' is used instead of 's' in Dutch), and means literally "The Low Countries" -- a phrase by which the area has also been known.
2006-10-12 11:46:31 · answer #6 · answered by David F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no apostrophe in Netherlands in that context.
2006-10-12 11:26:54 · answer #7 · answered by Butterflies 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no apostrophe in the word "netherlands"
2006-10-12 11:30:16 · answer #8 · answered by shooloo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why I don't believe there would be a need for any apostrophe here.
2006-10-12 11:27:01 · answer #9 · answered by soulguy85 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There isn't one.
"The Netherlands" isn't possesive or plural, it's just a place.
2006-10-12 11:26:28 · answer #10 · answered by Maggie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋