Apostrophes:
Ex. Authors, author's, and authors'
Authors write books.
That's the author's book.
The authors' books were all different.
Authors- plural, no apostrophe
Author's- used to show possession, could also mean something is "She's = she is"
Authors'- plural possession, there is more than one author who owns something
Ex. Sally and Sally's
Sally is short.
Sally's short.
Sally's height is 5'2.
Ex. Smith and Smith's
John Smith is a guy.
John Smith's car is white.
Ex. Ross and Ross's
I love Bob Ross.
Bob Ross's paintings are great.
Ex. Dogs' and dog's
I have three dogs.
The dogs' favorite place is the park.
I have one dog.
The dog's bone is missing.
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