What is the possessive form of "class"? I am having trouble.

The fundamental differences between Advance Placement and Regular classes manifest in the class' expectations, students, and teachers.

or

The fundamental differences between Advance Placement and Regular classes manifest in the class’s expectations, students, and teachers.

Thanks in advance and if you find another error in this sentence I would appreciate criticism.?

1 Answer
Jul 12, 2016

Both are correct.

Explanation:

The convention of omitting the "s" from the possessive form of nouns ending in an "s" is fairly standard in English. However, it is not the only correct way to write the possessive form of a noun.

Adding an "'s" to the end of a noun is also correct.