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We use an apostrophe to show ownership of something. A person can own something, which is shown by an apostrophe then the letter ‘s’. If there are multiple people that own something, then we show this by writing the plural possession apostrophe s’. ‘The boys’ shirts were torn’ – because the apostrophe is after the ‘s’ then there is more than one boy.
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When we have a noun like 'boys' and they own something then the apostrophe comes after the 's'.
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An apostrophe can be used to show that one boy owns something and also shows that many boys own something. If you know the boy's name then you would write 's.
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The third answer suggests there was more than one girl.
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There is only one Sarah and that's why the apostrophe would go before the 's'. Also, we know we are talking about two people in the first answer because it says 'tops' not 'top'.
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Donkeys ears are much larger than horses and they can hear another donkey call from over sixty miles away.
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Sharks have the most powerful jaws on the planet. Here I am talking about sharks in general, whereas above, I'm talking about that specific shark.
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The word following 'friends' isn't anything that can be owned and so won't have an apostrophe.
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A tennis ball is only in play for about twenty minutes during an average two-and-a-half-hour tennis match.
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There are over 400 million dogs in the world.
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Tortoises are reptiles and have scales all over their skin.
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