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For example:
•Take the girl's hand and place it on the cushion. hand belonging to one girl
•I had to remove Peter's label and replace it. label belonging to Peter, i.e., one person
•Wagner's music is better than it sounds.
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For example:
•The horses' hay is damp. hay belonging to several horses
•The ladies' toilets are out of bounds. toilets belonging to all ladies, i.e., more than one
•The fairies' wings glistened in the moonlight. wings belonging to some fairies, i.e., more than
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Examples:
•He is the people's poet.
•All television is children's television.
•Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfilment.
•My watch was stolen from the men's changing room.
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