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Rule "Incorrect possessive form after a number"

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Description:	Incorrect possessive form after a number
Message:	Incorrect singular possessive form after the number (\1). Did you mean \2s or \2s'?
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	At the time, Guider was working just two day's drive from Narooma, in a Canberra suburb. Correction suggestion: days, days' I was surprised to find five Suzuki's in my class. Correction suggestion: Suzukis, Suzukis'
Correct sentences for comparison:	1933 World's Fair He is puzzled as to why three women's names were there. A total of 387 schools, 7 teacher's houses, and several vocational buildings had been built. I have 5 CD's.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	INCORRECT_POSSESSIVE_FORM_AFTER_A_NUMBER [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)

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