”“Travis’ friend” or “Travis’s friend.” Writers not bound by a specific style manual must make their own decision and be consistent with it. Personally, I’d write “Jesus’ name” and “Travis’s friend” because I would say “[jee-zus] name” and “...
We have two Zacharys in our office.What if you want to show possession with a name that ends in y? Rule: To show singular possession, use the apostrophe and then the s. Example: I petted Mrs. Murphy’s cat.Rule: To show plural possession, make the proper noun plural first, then us...
Singular names ending in “s” With a name like “James,” there’s some disagreement about how to form the possessive. Most style guides recommend following the standard rule for singular nouns and adding an apostrophe and an “s”:James’s. ...
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★ Charles Dickens’s novels / Charles Dickens’ novels ◆ But with classical or religious names ending in S, we only add the apostrophe. ◆ 以S结尾的历史上有名的人或古希腊文化或宗教文化中的人名,直接加’。 ★ Moses’ law 摩西律法 ★ Jesus’ followers 耶稣的追随者 ★ ...
Zeus's warnings The namesJesusandMosesare always made possessive with the apostrophe alone: Jesus' disciples Moses' law Silent Ending Letters The usual way to show possession with a name that ends in a silents,z, orxis with-'s. Didier Deschamps's career ...
★ Charles Dickens’s novels / Charles Dickens’ novels ◆ But with classical or religious names ending in S, we only add the apostrophe. ◆以S结尾的历史上有名的人或古希腊文化或宗教文化中的人名,直接加 ’。 ★ Moses’ law 摩西律法 ...
For names ending in s, you can either add an apostrophe + s, or just an apostrophe. The first option is more common. When pronouncing a possessive name, we add the sound /z/ to the end of the name. Examples Thomas's book (or Thomas' book) ...
New Information With theofStructure We can use the structure to put new information at the end of a sentence. Compare: American presidential candidate Robert Kennedy was assassinated in 1968. XHe was former president John F Kennedy’s younger brother. ...
Those who write such things would never dream of writing a Chicago’s barbecue joint, a George Clooney’s movie, or the Fairmont’s Hotel.So whenever writers are of a mind to add a possessive apostrophe to a noun ending in s, they might first try swapping that word with one that ends...