The second way would be if the writer is referring to two specific groups (known to the reader) of girls and boys that are forming one team. ![]() Both Hinduism and Christianity are "religious beliefs" but distinct from one another.Įchoed here, referencing The Chicago Manual of Style. The author then also give a counterexample where the object possessed (religious beliefs, in her example) are of the same type, but different instances. ![]() The original example is similarly noted here as being compound possession vs separate possession, that is, two owners of the same thing or two owners of two instances of a thing. While in this case you would likely write "The girls' and boys' teams," I have seen it in singular form many times. Most likely because they are segregated by gender and the two groups (the boys and girls) both have their own team, distinct from the other. One would be as in the team the girls are a part of and the team the boys are a part of as separate entities. You can use the "girls' and boys'" example in at least two cases. I started trying to puzzle this one out and wonder if I fully understand what you are looking for, but I'll throw in my two cents anyway.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |