Emergency homework help

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I'm typing up my 11 year old's story for English. His sentence says 'The rain poured down on the crews heads.'

Am I right in thinking it should be crew's heads? I know crew is singular and if it was crew's lunch it would be easy but the crew has (have? ) several heads. I think I know, but I need validation post haste.

I think you should type it exactly as your 11 years old has written it - or ask how they would spell it. It's not you homework.

Yep, it should be with an apostrophe. Or 'on the heads of the crew'.

Bilbo you are so right!!!!! He hasn't put an apostrophe at all. My pride (and controlling streak) can't let it go un-apostrophed/unapostrophe'ed/unapostrophised and I want to teach him the right way. Or wait for his teacher to tell him....

Of course it should be crew's heads. In just the same way that it should be man's legs. Doh.

Thank you! That's useful to tell my DCs