Which form is correct???
I want to be part of bringing that happiness into parent's lives.
Or
I want to be part of bringing that happiness into parents' lives.
*I am writing about how my goal is to become an obstetrician (deliver babies).
2007-01-18 14:49:47 · 7 answers · asked by mr.gl00my™ 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
If you want to make a plural word possessive, the apostrophe must come after the plural 's'. Obviously you a referring to all the parents that you might have to deal with, so, parents' is what you need. In case of doubt, here are a couple of simple examples:
Here is the girl's room. The room of one girl.
Here is the girls' room. The room of a number of girls.
This is the boy's uniform. The uniform of a particular boy.
This is the boys' uniform. The uniform for boys is like this one.
2007-01-19 00:22:18 · answer #1 · answered by Palamino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The second one...more than on parent, so the appostrophe comes after the "s".
2007-01-18 23:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of it this way:
Are you talking about only for one parent or all parents?
If it's more than one, the ' comes AFTER the s.
2007-01-18 22:54:08 · answer #3 · answered by glurpy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the second one because you are talking about more than one parent, and parents is possessive.
2007-01-18 22:57:47 · answer #4 · answered by beckilynn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be the second one because, you are talking about multiple parents.
2007-01-18 22:54:19 · answer #5 · answered by Tiassale 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need the second one. It demonstrates more than one set of parents.
2007-01-18 23:06:58 · answer #6 · answered by Sue T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
parents is plural, therefore "parents' lives" is correct. And congratulations on your career choice - a great service to humanity in general.
2007-01-18 22:54:44 · answer #7 · answered by Laney 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋