Bebop7
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I'm struggling with the sentence below related to apostrophe rule.
Citizens exercising their Constitutional right to assemble is exactly what we expect to see when American values are at stake.
I think that the main verb of the sentence is 'is', if then, 'exercising' should be the main subject. My question is why does apostrophe not appear after 's' of 'Citizens'? Because the noun 'Citizens' in this sentence should do as the possessive, and in order to do that the word requires apostrophe. Can anyone who are stronger in grammar explain it?
Citizens exercising their Constitutional right to assemble is exactly what we expect to see when American values are at stake.
I think that the main verb of the sentence is 'is', if then, 'exercising' should be the main subject. My question is why does apostrophe not appear after 's' of 'Citizens'? Because the noun 'Citizens' in this sentence should do as the possessive, and in order to do that the word requires apostrophe. Can anyone who are stronger in grammar explain it?