To form the possessive of a proper noun ending in an s or z sound, some people use apostrophe + s, as in Perez's and Burns's, and others prefer an apostrophe alone, as in Perez' and Burns's.
To show the possessive form for a person's name ending in S, you either add an apostrophe and S ('s) or just an apostrophe ('). The rule depends on the house style manual you're following. For example, Jones can be Jones' or Jones's. James can be James' or James's.
Rule: To form the plural of a last name that ends with an s, add an es. To form the possessive of the plural, add an apostrophe. The Dennises are a nice family.
Do you say James' or James's? Both James' and James's are grammatically correct. Certain academic writing styles prefer one version over the other, but it doesn't matter which one you use in your regular, written English.
We use possessive 's to say that something or someone belongs to a person, is connected to a place, or to show the relationship between people. The possessive 's always comes after a noun.
The Associated Press Stylebook says the correct way to write the possessive case of Chris is Chris', not Chris's. Other style guides, including the Chicago Manual of Style, say Chris's is correct. If there isn't a specific guidebook you need to follow, you can use either Chris' or Chris's.
Second, a name ending in s takes only an apostrophe if the possessive form is not pronounced with an extra s. Hence: Socrates' philosophy. Saint Saens' music.
Both are correct, although “s's” is preferred. “Marcus's” would be a singular possessive, not a plural. “Marcuses” is plural but not possessive.
Unlike singular possessives, which take an apostrophe followed by an S, plural possessives take an apostrophe alone. So if you're going to the home of the Smiths, you're going to the Smiths' house. If you're going to visit the Williamses, that would be at the Williamses' house.
Louis's. If it's pronounced Loo-ee and you don't add the final s, just the apostrophe, it would still be pronounced Loo-ee which would be wrong as a possessive - Loo-ee bag instead of Loo-ee's bag. So use the 's.
The Associated Press Stylebook recommends just an apostrophe: It's Tennessee Williams' best play. But most other authorities endorse 's: Williams's. Williams's means “belonging to Williams.” It is not the plural form of Williams. People's names become plural the way most other words do.
According to Grammarbook.com, the nerds of the world will argue heatedly on the subject for eternity, but the most roundly accepted rule is to include the apostrophe, along with an extra “S.” (Davis's rather than Davis').
The possessive form of almost all proper names is formed by adding apostrophe and s to a singular or apostrophe alone to a plural. By this style rule, you would express the plural of Ross as Ross's. From The New York Time Manual of Style and Usage (1999):
According to English style guides, singular possessives are formed with –'s and plurals with just an apostrophe, so the possessive of the singular Jones is Jones's and of the plural Joneses is Joneses'.
For example, should you use “Adams' (2013) work” or “Adams's (2013) work”? Per APA Style, the answer is that the possessive of a singular name is formed by adding an apostrophe and an s, even when the name ends in s (see p. 96 in the sixth edition of the Publication Manual).
In English, the possessive of every singular noun--even singular nouns that end in "s"--is formed by "apostrophe s" with one curious exception (which I'll get to in a moment). Thus "Joe's bike" and "Jess's bike" are both correct but "Jess' bike" is incorrect.
If your last name is Johnson and you want to send a card from your family, simply add an "s": The Johnsons ("Merry Christmas from the Johnsons!"). Only use an apostrophe when you want to make a name possessive. ("From The Smith's" is always wrong, but "The party is at the Smiths' house" is correct.)
A possessive proper noun shows the specific ownership of something. To make a last name possessive, simply add an apostrophe -s to the end. For example: We went to a BBQ and pool party at the Kaney's house last Saturday.
Common nouns ending in an s, z or x sound should generally take an apostrophe and an s when indicating possession. ✅ The abacus's beads. ✅ Your boss's husband. ✅ The fez's colour.
When it comes to showing possession, to make most surnames possessive, simply add an apostrophe and an “s.” Mr. Smith's car was repossessed. For showing family possession with surnames that are plural and possessive, make the name plural first by adding an “s” and then add an apostrophe to make them possessive.
The possessive of Lucas — which you should never confuse with the plural — is Lucas' or Lucas's. Both of these are correct.
Apostrophes are used to form possessives.
CORRECT: The Corvette is the Harris's car. CORRECT: The Corvette belongs to the Harrises. INCORRECT: The Corvette belongs to the Harris's. INCORRECT: The Corvette belongs to the Harris'.
John Brooks is a singular proper noun and as a possessive is either John Brooks' or John Brooks's. B. Grammatical. No possessive is used because Brooks is functioning as an adjective describing family.
It's Jesus' because Jesus is a word ending in S with more than one syllable. Moses is similar. Only add s when it's a one syllable word, such as Russ's or Bess's.