Apostrophe Abuse/neglect
 

So..... my kid's teacher "corrected" a poster I wrote....

I have two questions:

1) Which is correct:

a) Intra-Mural Sports' Teams
b) Intra-Mural Sports Teams
c) Intra-Mural Sport's Teams

It's a title referring to several school teams who play a sport against teams from other schools. The teams are the people doing the fundraising the poster is about, so this appears in the "name" section of the headings.

2) Where is that poster people always link to here about how to use an apostrophe, stupid..... (not the Bob the Angry Flower one -the other one)

I'll take (b) -- but I'm probably wrong. Sigh.

B for me also.

my kids picked B too (except Thor -he's asleep)

as far as I can tell without context, your title merely includes sports and teams as plural nouns; no apostrophe required.

B

context:

The Hippie School

Intra-Mural Sport's' Teams

We are raising money for uniforms...blah blah bla'.....

i not entirely sure that sports is not an adjective in this context?

With no prior context, "B" is the correct option.

Don't let this so-called "teacher" direct you to any conclusion, other than the above.

Makes you fear for the child's education, eh?

"A" is never correct.

"C," however, could be, depending on circumstance, and diction.

(Do they all play the same sport, or, multiple sports?)

ENOUGH ALREADY! :lol:

I wrote (B)

he corrected to (A)

I may have to kill him.... but he hasn't yet sent Thor to the principal so perhaps i can show leniency.

(multiple sports)

(a) and if it isn't correct, it should be. Pbbbllllt!

A could be correct (but isn't). It is a plural possesive - there are several sports and these teams "belong" to them.

C is singular possesive. There is one sport and these teams belong to it.

B is my pick - "sports teams" is a phrasal noun, and doesn't need an apostrophe.

Hang on a tick, I'm in a room full of English teachers, I'll ask one.

He corrected it, to the only incorrect answer?

:headshake

English is such a butchered language, these days. I fear for it; My beloved, mother-tongue, warped beyond plausible recognition.

terrific (sarcasm). The teacher doesn't understand grammar. I would ask him to show you his authority for the apostrophe.

I am doing... but I wanted a little back-up before I went gung-ho.....

zen, I agree a is possible, but Sports has to be a noun in that sense and i'm not sure it is here.

Think about it, I could also say... The "Academic Teams" when talking about the Spelling Bee and math games people.... would we add an " 's " to Acedemic there?

The teachers confirm, no apostrophe is needed. Also, the M in mural should be lower case because it is in the middle of a hyphenated word, not at the beginning of a word.

Also my pronounciation of "adjective" is a bit odd, apparently.

Moi? I'm in Adelaide.


...and so picked ZZzzzzzzz.