Guide to spelling, punctuation and grammar

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LURALS AND THE APOSTROPHE
Sometimes students insert apostrophes in straightforward plural nouns:
this is another bad mistake:
Wild animal’s deserve to be protected from poacher’s. Government’s
and international bodie’s must cooperate to put a stop to these cruel
practices’. 
This should read:
Wild animals deserve to be protected from poachers. Governments
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and international bodies must cooperate to put a stop to the cruel
practices.
Plural nouns do not require apostrophes unless they are used
possessively:
Our friends’ houses are much more luxurious than ours. 
Politicians’ instincts are always directed towards winning popular
support.
Women’s rights must be protected.