i am talking about the apostrophe at the end of the last word>FRIENDS'....she's convinced thats its correct..i have never seen this before at the end of the last word in a sentence..
any English teachers out there?
2007-07-08 08:58:23 · 7 answers · asked by malcy1112000 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
ok this looks as if it's now correct so how come i have never seen anybody use the apostrophe at the end of a word..the last word that is in a sentence..(and friends is plural)
2007-07-08 09:15:25 · update #1
ok thanks to all who answered-i think my friend is correct just never seen the apostrophe used like that. AT THE VERY END OF A SENTENCE
2007-07-08 09:40:28 · update #2
Yes it's correct and shows possession by a plural possessor (more than one friend). The "possessed thing" is understood to be "home"--Mum and Dad are at their friends' home/house/pad/place/apartment.
2007-07-08 09:21:24 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an English teacher but I have a Ph.D in an English intensive subject (History). Your friend is correct ... since 'friends' is plural and possessive you place an apostrophe after the 's' in ' friends.'
2007-07-08 09:08:21 · answer #2 · answered by blursd2 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your friend is correct. The ' belongs after the 's' in friends since it is plural.
2007-07-08 09:02:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The "s'" shows possesion. That is to say that these friends are friends of mum and dad as opposed to friends of aunt Sally.
2007-07-08 09:13:23 · answer #4 · answered by Billy H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there's more than one friend there, it's correct. If it's one friend, it's wrong. Plural posessive as opossed to singular posessive.
Alright, if you have one friend and something belongs to them, you'd say and write, "friend's." If you have more than one, you'd think you'd write, "friends's" but no, we just skip that last s.
2007-07-08 09:04:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anniekd 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh, thank you...finally a correct answer (or at least one that provided the explanation). Thank you, Goddess of Grammar!
--Lea (not quite a goddess...perhaps a demi-goddess?)
2007-07-08 12:58:55 · answer #6 · answered by Lea A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm fairly sure that's incorrect, as there isn't any specification of what is being possessed by the friends... but that's just me.
2007-07-08 09:01:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋