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The Santas at the mall gave the children cheap toys as gifts, and elves took photos of the children who sat on the Santas' laps.
All the Santas at the mall gave to the children chippers toys as gifts, and the elfs took photos of the children who’s sat on all the Santas laps
The Santas at the mall gave all the children cheap toys as gifts, and the elves took photos of the children who sat on the Santas' laps.
The Santas at the mall gave the children cheap toys as gifts, and elves took pictures of the children who sat on the Santa’s lap.
Well done, Andrea and DVidito!This was a bit of a tricky one. You have to watch your apostrophe use.Santa becomes SantasAnd because you've added an 's' to pluralize the noun, the possessive doesn't need another 's'.So Santa's lap becomes Santas' laps.Here is a link to help:http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules-and-tips/english-grammar-rules-for-possessive-plurals.html
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The Santas at the mall gave the children cheap toys as gifts, and elves took photos of the children who sat on the Santas' laps.
All the Santas at the mall gave to the children chippers toys as gifts, and the elfs took photos of the children who’s sat on all the Santas laps
The Santas at the mall gave all the children cheap toys as gifts, and the elves took photos of the children who sat on the Santas' laps.
The Santas at the mall gave the children cheap toys as gifts, and elves took pictures of the children who sat on the Santa’s lap.
Well done, Andrea and DVidito!
This was a bit of a tricky one. You have to watch your apostrophe use.
Santa becomes Santas
And because you've added an 's' to pluralize the noun, the possessive doesn't need another 's'.
So Santa's lap becomes Santas' laps.
Here is a link to help:
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules-and-tips/english-grammar-rules-for-possessive-plurals.html
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