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Is it country's or countries?

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Definitely “country's” is the singular possessive. Country is singular. Countries means many countries, therefore plural.

In this regard, what is the possessive of country?

Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns

A	B
country	country's
countries	countries'
class	class's
classes	classes'

Subsequently, question is, is Country singular or plural?

Basically in English, there is a group of nouns which can be either singular or plural depending on what you want to say about them. So for example, if we're looking at the United States the country we would normally use the singular verb so for example – “The United States is a very big country.”

What are 15 world countries?

Alphabetical list of countries

#	Country	Density (P/Km²)
14	Bangladesh	1,265
15	Barbados	668
16	Belarus	47
17	Belgium	383

Is England a country?

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south.

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Is America a country Yes or no?

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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How many countries are in the world?

195 countries

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Is Africa a country?

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. Algeria is Africa's largest country by area, and Nigeria is its largest by population.

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What does every country need?

Basic needs include food, nutrition, health services, education, water, sanitation, and shelter. A World Bank study to evaluate the success of developing countries in meeting their populations' basic needs discloses great disparity among countries. The study used literacy and life expectancy figures for the evaluation.

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Can a state become a country?

Although it's not clearly laid out in law, a territory essentially becomes a sovereign state when its independence is recognised by the United Nations. And a surprising number of entities exist as unrecognised states, many for decades, without recognition of sovereignty.

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How does a country become a country?

When is a state recognised as independent? Although it's not clearly laid out in law, a territory essentially becomes a sovereign state when its independence is recognised by the United Nations. If not, though, they could choose to declare their independence, and to exist as an unrecognised state indefinitely.

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How do you use possessive?

The possessive form is used with nouns referring to people, groups of people, countries, and animals. It shows a relationship of belonging between one thing and another. To form the possessive, add apostrophe + s to the noun. If the noun is plural, or already ends in s, just add an apostrophe after the s.

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What is the possessive form of you?

The possessive forms of you are your (used before a noun) and yours (used in place of a noun). The reflexive forms are yourself (singular) and yourselves (plural).

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How do you make nouns possessive?

The possessive form is used with nouns referring to people, groups of people, countries, and animals. It shows a relationship of belonging between one thing and another. To form the possessive, add apostrophe + s to the noun. If the noun is plural, or already ends in s, just add an apostrophe after the s.

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What do you mean country?

The term country refers to a political state or nation or its territory. It is often referred to as the land of an individual's birth, residence, or citizenship. Countries can refer both to sovereign states and to other political entities, while other times it can refer only to states.

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Is Geeses a word?

There are a few English nouns that end in the sound /s/ or /z/ but are written with a final –e: mice (mouse) dice (die), geese (goose). Such plural nouns take 's is the possessive form. In other words, the possessive –s is required after a singular word ending in -s but not after a plural word ending in –s.

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How do you say possessive ending in s?

VIDEO

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Should Morrisons have an apostrophe?

As many shopping centres boast a Tesco, a Morrisons, a Sainsbury's, a Marks & Spencer, a Waterstones and a McDonald's, it is hardly surprising that many young people, and greengrocers of all ages, find apostrophes so difficult. So if anyone tells you we don't need apostrophes, they are wrong.

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How do you you use a semicolon?

Using Semicolons

A semicolon is most commonly used to link (in a single sentence) two independent clauses that are closely related in thought.
Use a semicolon between two independent clauses that are connected by conjunctive adverbs or transitional phrases.

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Which is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City

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How many countries are in the World 2020?

Countries in the World:

There are 195 countries in the world today. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

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Is Canada a country?

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America.

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Why is China so overpopulated?

Overpopulation in China began after World War II in 1949, when Chinese families were encouraged to have as many children as possible in hopes of bringing more money to the country, building a better army, and producing more food.

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