grammaticality - "Each person's car" vs. "each persons' car"



Which of the following is correct?




  • Each person's car has four wheels.

  • Each persons' car has four wheels.




Answer



"Each" refers to a singular. Hence, it should be:



Each person's car has four wheels.



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