There are two accepted forms that show possession for singular nouns ending in s:
Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word:
Examples:
James' and Maris' essays received an A.
James's and Maris's essays received an A.
To make a last name ending in S possessive, add an apostrophe after the S. For example, "Jones'" is the possessive form of the last name Jones.
There are two accepted forms for possessive singular nouns that end with an s:Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word:Jones'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word:Jones'sExamples:The meeting is in Mr. Jones' office.The meeting is in Mr. Jones's office.
When a proper name ends with an "s" and is in the possessive form, you typically add an apostrophe and another "s" ('s) which is pronounced as an extra syllable at the end of the name. For example, "Jones's" would be pronounced as "Jones-ez."
To make "telephone" plural possessive, you would add an apostrophe after the "s" in "telephones" if there is more than one telephone being discussed. For example, "The telephones' cords were tangled."
Yes, when forming the possessive of a singular name that ends in 's', you can choose to either add an apostrophe followed by 's' ('Charles's car') or just an apostrophe alone ('Charles' car'). Both forms are considered correct, but make sure to be consistent in your usage.
To make a last name ending in S possessive, add an apostrophe after the S. For example, "Jones'" is the possessive form of the last name Jones.
When a word ends in an S, you don't add another S to make it possessive. You simply add the apostrophe to make HIPPOPOTAMUS'
The plural possessive is charges'. When the plural form ends in 's' you simply add an apostrophe to make it possessive.
There are two accepted forms for possessive singular nouns that end with an s:Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word:Jones'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word:Jones'sExamples:The meeting is in Mr. Jones' office.The meeting is in Mr. Jones's office.
When a proper name ends with an "s" and is in the possessive form, you typically add an apostrophe and another "s" ('s) which is pronounced as an extra syllable at the end of the name. For example, "Jones's" would be pronounced as "Jones-ez."
To make "telephone" plural possessive, you would add an apostrophe after the "s" in "telephones" if there is more than one telephone being discussed. For example, "The telephones' cords were tangled."
Yes, when forming the possessive of a singular name that ends in 's', you can choose to either add an apostrophe followed by 's' ('Charles's car') or just an apostrophe alone ('Charles' car'). Both forms are considered correct, but make sure to be consistent in your usage.
No, the 's or s' make the word (usually a known) possessive - (belonging to the thing). For instance if a store as a front window, then it is the store's front window (it belongs to the store).
When a plural noun ends with an s, add an apostrophe after the s to form the possessive.The possessive form of the plural noun shoppers is shoppers'.Example: We try to make our shoppers' experience enjoyable.
The possessive form of the plural noun immigrants is immigrants'.Example: All of the immigrants' documents are reviewed at the border.
No, Sarah is not a possessive noun. To make Sarah possessive, you must add an apostrophe s, making it Sarah's.
If Williams is a family name, the plural would be the Williamses.