Spending time with family is a big part of theholidays, and thinking about family reminded me of a few tricky little quirks of family names and family words that can confuse people. So today I’ll tell you how to make family namesplural(even those that end in “x,”“y,” and “z”...
Plural last name ending in “z” How do you refer to two people with the last name Valdez. Is it “the Valdezes” or “Valdez’s” are coming for dinner? Posted bymary Filed inGrammar 27comments Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ...
My biggest question has to do with names that end in s. The Adams’ house? The Adams’s house? Happy holidays from the Adams? Yikes. Kristen July 10, 2009 at 1:12 pm The New York Times is one of the biggest sinners when it comes to wrongfully using years with apostrophes – kills ...
the car that belongs to Smith → Smith's car For names that end in ansorzsound, though, you can either add-'sor just an apostrophe. Going with-'sis the more common choice: the car that belongs to Jones → Jones's carorJones' car Special Rules for Classical Names For classical and bi...
The correct spelling of plurals usually depends on what letter the singular form of a noun ends in. 1 To make most regular nouns plural, add –s: thing – things year – years way – ways school – schools 2 To make nouns that end in j, s, sh, x, z, or a soft ch (as in ...
This is common when words end with -x, -ch, -z, -s, -sh, or -ss. Related: Names Ending in S, Ch, or Z – Adding the Apostrophe Yet, the word “crisis” poses difficulties. Adding -s results in “crisiss,” and that’s not right. Since the rule says to add -es ...
I suppose the rule is the same for plurals of names that end in “i”? The result looks and “sounds to the eye” (so to speak) rather strange, as though it should rhyme with “hiss” when read aloud. Should the sign outside the home of Nancy Pelosi’s family really read, “The...
in a consonant +y -y+ies baby→babies city→cities Nouns ending in a vowel+y +s day→days key→keys Nouns ending in f or fe -f or fe+ves life→lives wolf→wolves Note that there are some exceptions chef→chefs cliff→cliffs Some special nouns change in different ways child...
To review, a noun is a part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns can either be singular or plural. In the plural form, which names two or more objects, the spelling sometimes changes. The main rule to follow is to add the letter -s to the end of the noun...
churchS 4.tablesP 5.booksP 6.bus S 4 Addestomakenounspluralthatendwith:s •buses x •taxes ch •benches sh •dishes 5 Addiestomakenounspluralthatendwithaconsonantanday:lady •ladies fry •fries 6 Somenounsthatendinforfechangetoveswhenmadeplural:calf •calves knife •knives 7 ...