규칙
Plural nouns usually add -s (scientists). Singular possessives add ’s (the scientist’s notes). Plural possessives add an apostrophe after the s (the scientists’ notes).
복수는 보통 -s(scientists), 단수 소유격은 ’s(the scientist’s notes), 복수 소유격은 s 뒤에 아포스트로피(the scientists’ notes)를 붙입니다.
✔ 맞는 문장: The two researchers’ findings were published last year.
✘ 틀린 문장: The two researcher’s findings were published last year.
→ 고치는 법: Two researchers own the findings, so the apostrophe goes after the s: "researchers’".
요령: Ask: one owner or more? Is anything owned at all? No owner = no apostrophe.
연습 10문항
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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