September 11, 2019, at 6:18 am In the phrase “Yolanda Adams music,” Yolanda Adams is used as an adjective to describe the word music; therefore, no apostrophe is used. Our Rules 1a., 1b., and 1c. of Apostrophes explain that “Yolanda Adams’s music” and “Yolanda Adams’ music...
Apostrophes: feeling possessive? Apostrophes to denote possession can be controversial, with some authors and editors arguing that we should use them less, or that they should be eliminated altogether. Indeed, there is a trend to prefer the non- possessive form of epony... Richard A. Clark -...
24-Hour Proofreading Service—We proofread your Google Docs or Microsoft Word files. We hate grammatical errors with a passion.Learn More Possessive with acronyms ending in S How do you properly punctuate an acronym such as ACS when you want to show possession? Is it ACS’s or ACS’?
One thing to keep in mind is possessive nouns are all about the apostrophes. You’ll always need one…with or without the “s.”
We first looked into the topic of where to properly place holiday apostrophes in a 2008 newsletter. Today we provide an update.The Chicago Manual of Style and The Associated Press Stylebook list the following holidays as singular possessives: Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, New Year’s Eve, ...
Our blog Apostrophes and Proper Nouns says, “Add only an apostrophe to show possession for a place, business, or organization whose name is a plural noun or ends with a plural noun.” Therefore, write “Properties’ Five-Year Anniversary.” Julie says: October 7, 2016, at 6:43 pm ...