Friday, July 20, 2012

grammar - apostrophes : girls' and boys' team

Quoting businesswritingblog.com:




The girls' and boys' teams are both in the playoffs. (Both girls and

boys have their own team--both have their own apostrophe.)



The girls
and boys' team
is excited about being in the playoffs.
(One team of
girls and boys--one apostrophe.)




Is there a sentence that could be formed using





girls' and boys' team
— i.e. plural boys with apostrophe; plural girls with apostrophe but a singular team?


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