Helpful guidelines

Do you use apostrophe S after name?

Do you use apostrophe S after name?

Names are pluralized like regular words. Add -es for names ending in “s” or “z” and add -s for everything else. When indicating the possessive, if there is more than one owner add an apostrophe to the plural; if there is one owner, add ‘s to the singular (The Smiths’ car vs. Smith’s car).

How do you make a name possessive?

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.

Is it Ross or Ross’s?

Ross’s house. “The Associated Press Stylebook,” which governs most of the print news sources you read, says to form the possessive of a proper name ending in S by adding only an apostrophe — Ross’ house — even though that’s different from generic nouns — boss’s house.

What are the apostrophes with names ending in s?

I’m going to marry Ms. Reyes’s daughter.

  • The Ruizes’ dog bit the mailman.
  • My sons can’t seem to get enough of Laurel Branch’s meatloaf.
  • The Ameses arrive home from holiday On Saturday.

    • When to put an apostrophe before the ‘s’ and when to put it after?

    When you use an apostrophe before the ‘s’ it is to show singular possession. That means one person owns an object or an idea or an emotion. After the ‘s’ Using an apostrophe after the ‘s’ seems less common, and that is likely because it only occurs when showing plural possession.

    Do you use apostrophe after s?

    Using an apostrophe after the ‘s’ seems less common, and that is likely because it only occurs when showing plural possession. “Four writers’ computers” or “Two girls’ dresses.” The key is to make the noun of the sentence a plural first, and then use the apostrophe immediately after.

    Is there an apostrophe before s?

    When to use an apostrophe for dates depends on how you want to write the date. Don’t add an apostrophe “s” to the end of the whole number. Instead, for abbreviated dates, put the apostrophe in the front. So both “Big hair was popular in the 1980s” and “Big hair was popular in the ’80s” are correct.