Which of the following is the correct possessive of plural?
Peoples' homes
People's homes?
Peoples homes?
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Sign up to join this communityWhich of the following is the correct possessive of plural?
Peoples' homes
People's homes?
Peoples homes?
The general rule is that the apostrophe for a possessive comes after the s of a plural, but if the plural does not end in an s, add 's. The number of the noun being possessed is irrelevant grammatically; although it's usually plural, it could be singular in the case of something shared.
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