As a child I found using an apostrophe to indicate possession very challenging, until one teacher simplified it for me by telling me to put the apostrophe after the owner /owners. So in the phrase 'the boys watch', the watch belongs to the boy, hence the boy's watch. Other phrases such as the children's toys, the girls' bags, Anne's pencil, show how easy this is. Just ask yourself "Who is the owner?" In the above examples the owner(s) is/are - the boy, the child, the girls and Anne so the apostrophe goes after them.
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