A Painting Of Many Different Animals In The Woods If a word ends in s, ch, or z, how do you make it plural? let’s take a look at some of the various approaches for this possessive. Published on april 11, 2023 by jack caulfield. revised on november 27, 2023. an apostrophe followed by an “s” is used in english to create possessive nouns. for example, the noun dog becomes dog’s when you refer to something belonging to the dog, such as “the dog’s ball.”. with plural nouns ending in “s,” you add the apostrophe.
D0 Bb D1 8e D0 B1 D0 Be D0 B2 D1 8c D0 Bdо Our rule as stated in the blog “apostrophes with names ending in s, ch, or z ” says, “to show singular possession of a name ending in s, ch, or z, use the apostrophe and another s.”. however, not all style manuals agree. for example, ap stylebook says, “singular proper names ending in s: use only an apostrophe.”. By convention, names from classical mythology and the bible ending in s show possession with the apostrophe only (“jesus’ teachings”). the plurals of last names are just like the plurals of most nouns. they typically get formed by adding s. except, that is, if the name already ends in s or z. then the plural is formed by adding es. To form the possessive of a plural name (i.e., to refer to a family), first form the plural and then add an apostrophe after the final s. the plural of a family name ending in s is formed by adding es: williams becomes williamses, harris becomes harrises. the apostrophe that marks the possessive then goes after the final s. The possessive 's always comes after a noun. sam's bicycle. the shop's customers. new york's museums. emma's brother. when something belongs to more than one person and we give a list of names, we put 's on the last name. sam and emma's house sam's and emma's house. with regular plural nouns we use ' not 's.
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