Grammar columnist and expert June Casagrande describes when you should add an apostrophe to plural words in writing.

'Both boys' toys had been broken by their elder brothers.' 'He was sentenced to ten days' prison.' Otherwise, if the plural noun is irregular, like 'children' or 'women', you add apostrophe s ('s), as ...

I’m not the language police, but bad grammar in the press and in everyday speech does bug me. The English language is being assaulted on many fronts, and I would like to challenge one particular ...

I REFER to Dr Lim Chin Lam’s explanation of “there is/there are” in his article “Single or plural” (MOE, Aug 13). 1) Is there a proximity rule for there is/are? Does the subject closest to the verb is ...