The sycamore _____ bark is very distinctive.

tree's

trees

trees'

Question

The sycamore _____ bark is very distinctive.
 
		
tree's
 		
trees
 		
trees'

anonymous · Answer

tree's
shows ownership

anonymous · Answer

yah but the poster fee "  '  "  is like "tree  is" isnt it?

anonymous · Answer

You are confusing the rule of "it." Only the word "It" has that rule...The only time an apostrophe is used for it's is when it is a contraction for it is or it has. Make sense?

anonymous · Answer

i feel quite stupid right about now xD lol

anonymous · Answer

" trees " means that there are more than one tree
" trees' " means that more than one tree possesses something
" tree's " means that one tree possess something, aka bark

anonymous · Answer

thanks,,, now,, to try and figure out the rest of these questions... D:

anonymous · Answer

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp this site may make it easier for you to understand... DON'T FEEL STUPID, the english language is a crazy one :P

anonymous · Answer

thank.. haha

jagatuba · Answer

Good job @Ov3ra. That is the proper way to answer questions. Good work! :)