Sister´ or Sister´s room

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Yitan

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Hello! :)

Translate into English: "La habitación de mi hermana no es muy bonita"
a) room´s sister is not very nice
b) My room´s sister is not very nice
c) My sister´ room is not very nice
d) My sister´s room is not very nice

Well if you don´t know Spanish don´t worry I just want to know why is the D option and not the C option.

If you have more than one sister in that room... how do you say or is the same?

I though that C was singular and D was plural.

Thank you very much :)
 
You need to study how the possessive is used in English.

For a singular noun (like "sister"), we add apostrophe s ("sister's").

For a plural noun ending in s, we just add an apostrophe. (If you had more than one sister sharing a room, it would be your sisters' room.)
 
For a singular noun (like "sister"), we add apostrophe s ("sister's").

For a plural noun ending in s, we just add an apostrophe. (If you had more than one sister sharing a room, it would be your sisters' room.)

Thank you for the answer, 100% clear.

You need to study how the possessive is used in English.

In my opinion this is not necesary, if I ask is because I´m not sure, obviously if I knew everything i would not ask...
 
I mentioned it because you seemed to have a confusion between the plural and the possessive. I didn't mean to ruffle your feathers.

Sisters= plural
Sister's = singular possessive
 
Thanks again, I studied this kind of things long time ago in school and now is difficult try to remember them :)
 
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