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The Santa at the mall gave children cheap toys as gifts, and elves took photos of the children who sat on Santa's lap.
The Santas at the malls give children cheap toys as gifts, and elves take photos of the children who sat on Santa's lap.
The Santa Clauses at the malls gave children cheap toys as gifts, and elves took photos of the children who sat on Santa's lap.
This was a bit of a tricky one. You have to watch your apostrophe use.Santa becomes SantasAnd because you've added an 's' to pluralize the noun, the possessive doesn't need another 's'.So Santa's lap becomes Santas' laps.Here is a link to help:http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules-and-tips/english-grammar-rules-for-possessive-plurals.html
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The Santa at the mall gave children cheap toys as gifts, and elves took photos of the children who sat on Santa's lap.
The Santas at the malls give children cheap toys as gifts, and elves take photos of the children who sat on Santa's lap.
The Santa Clauses at the malls gave children cheap toys as gifts, and elves took photos of the children who sat on Santa's lap.
This was a bit of a tricky one. You have to watch your apostrophe use.
Santa becomes Santas
And because you've added an 's' to pluralize the noun, the possessive doesn't need another 's'.
So Santa's lap becomes Santas' laps.
Here is a link to help:
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules-and-tips/english-grammar-rules-for-possessive-plurals.html
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