SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches: Difference between revisions

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*** "the walrus' tusk" (singular)
*** "the walrus' tusk" (singular)
*** "the walruses tusk (plural)
*** "the walruses tusk (plural)
* note that if there are two possessor nouns, only the 2nd will use the apostrophe
* note  
** i.e., "Ted and Javon's team won the game"
** if there are two possessor nouns both possessing the same thing, only the 2nd will use the apostrophe
*** i.e., "Ted and Javon's team won the game"
** if there are two possessor nouns possessing different things (such as "their own"), both possessor nouns will use the apostrophe
*** i.e., "Ted and Javon's teams both won the game"


=== possessive pronouns ===
=== possessive pronouns ===