Should the following sentence have an apostrophe after 'Games'? I feel like it should as it's referring to plural 'games'.
More tickets were applied for than at all previous Paralympic Games combined.
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4There is no need for an apostrophe, since it's used to indicate possession.– CowperKettleNov 26, 2015 at 12:13
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3@Rathony - what was so bad in including the full sentence in the title? I did it because I thought that that would make it easier for users to know right away what the question is about.– CowperKettleNov 26, 2015 at 12:24
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3@Rathony - Why do you think it doesn't look good? It would help a new English learner to know why you think it isn't good. It looks fine to me.– stangdonNov 26, 2015 at 17:21
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1@Rathony The sentence looks fine to me too. Still I think it should have been "More tickets were applied for than at all the previous Paralympic Games combined."– user25493Nov 27, 2015 at 6:09
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1@Rathony It does. or maybe it doesn't, as it looks fine to the native speaker. :) PS - I am not a native speaker.– user25493Nov 27, 2015 at 6:13
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Apostrophes are to be used only for possession and not plural So, answering your question, no.
Although, there are exceptions, check out this for more information on apostrophe usage!
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Apostrophes are used to pluralize numbers, alphabets, or acronyms.– user24743Nov 26, 2015 at 12:32
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Your answer might be misleading as you didn't specify its usage and do you think the sentence is all right?– user24743Nov 26, 2015 at 12:33
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Thanks for the answers. And no, I didn't write this sentence myself. I saw it on a website.– ShiroNov 26, 2015 at 14:02
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@DuncanCarr Can you post the link? I can't find the sentence.– user24743Nov 26, 2015 at 15:09