I vote no.
Your question reminds me of the time our department had a huge debate about
whether the phrase "English Majors Society" needs an apostrophe. The English
majors were having tee-shirts made. We ended up agreeing that "Majors" is
attributive, not possessive.
Nancy
Nancy L. Tuten, PhD
Professor of English
Director of the Writing-across-the-Curriculum Program
Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina
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Subject: apostrophe
Does this sentence need an apostrophe?
You earned 100% on the states geography test.
The sentences does not mean a geography test made by the state, but a test
on the states... as in where the different states are located.
Thanks for your help.
Jan
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