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    Punctuation - Apostrophe

    Discussion in 'Word Mechanics' started by Sapphire921, Dec 14, 2011.

    Is it correct to say Tom's and Kevin's car was stolen or
    Tom and Kevin's car was stolen?
     
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    Tom and Kevin's car was stolen. Or Tom's and Kevin's cars were stolen, if they each had a car or cars stolen.
     
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    yup!
     
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