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the boys' blankets vs the boy's blankets

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings. 'The boys' blankets' refers to blankets belonging to multiple boys, while 'the boy's blankets' refers to blankets belonging to a single boy.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 573 views

the boys' blankets

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to blankets belonging to multiple boys.

This phrase is used to indicate that the blankets belong to more than one boy. The apostrophe comes after the 's' because the boys collectively own the blankets.

Examples:

  • The boys' blankets were all different colors.
  • I need to wash the boys' blankets before they go to bed.
  • Oct 29, 2014 ... Devastated: Claire with the boys' blankets, killer Darren with his kids and Jack fighting for his life. Devastated Claire Sykes has told how she is ...
  • These are the boys blankets I've made that will be donated to a local school's End 68 Hours of Hunger program. Not only will the kids in the program get food for ...
  • Oct 31, 2014 ... Devastated: Claire with the boys' blankets, killer Darren with his kids and Jack fighting for his life. From the article: Devastated Claire Sykes has ...
  • Ill get these sheets and make the boys' blankets with Texas Ranger fabric. Sports Sheeting #PotteryBarnKids. Sports Sheeting #WilliamsSonoma. More ...

Alternatives:

  • the blankets of the boys
  • the blankets belonging to the boys
  • the blankets that belong to the boys
  • the blankets the boys have
  • the blankets owned by the boys

the boy's blankets

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to blankets belonging to a single boy.

This phrase is used to indicate that the blankets belong to a single boy. The apostrophe comes before the 's' because the blankets belong to the boy.

Examples:

  • The boy's blankets were neatly folded on his bed.
  • I need to buy the boy's blankets for his camping trip.
  • Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy's blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him. I reckon he must have been ...
  • just uploaded a picture of just one of the many security blankets that we are selling. Pics of the boy's blankets coming soon! Also, we are getting our very own  ...
  • Sep 20, 2009 ... Kaylee is obcessed with all things soft. She loves the boy's blankets, piles of towels as I am folding laundry and pillows. She'll stop whatever ...
  • Mar 18, 2014 ... Look for yourself. You will see an officer walking over to a patrol car with a blanket (one of the boy's blankets) sticking up *out of the top* of the ...

Alternatives:

  • the blankets of the boy
  • the blankets belonging to the boy
  • the blankets that belong to the boy
  • the blankets the boy has
  • the blankets owned by the boy

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