Using an apostrophe after the "s" at the end of a word usually occurs when trying to add possession to a noun. Adding another "s" after the apostrophe can look awkward if the word already ends with the letter. Using an apostrophe correctly after a word that ends with "s" is ...
Plural possessives are usually the plural word followed by an apostrophe.The girls’ books are on the bottom shelf; The dogs’ barking is driving me crazy If the plural doesn’t end with ans, the possessive is made by adding‘s:The children’s toys are all over the house. For singular ...
For words that end in vowel sounds, we pronounce the s like a /z/. Emma thank you, teacher. 14/15.. i can speak /s//iz/ but i can’t do with /z/…i’m trying!! baoultra uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, thanks allot cos i can not pronounce the words very well before this ...
I take issue with the comment under Rule 2 regarding apostrophes that “Although names ending in s or an s sound are not required to have the second s added in possessive form, it is preferred.” It is preferred in some countries; it most certainly is not in others, particularly in the...
We’ve learned that arguing with people about whether something (usually “irregardless“) is a “real word” is a Sisyphean exercise in futility, and lexicographers get enough of that at work. But that doesn’t help you, the person being hollered at on Twitter that “mines” isn’t a...
If the compound noun has a hyphen or hyphens, the -s usually goes at the end of the noun, such as in secretaries-general, passers-by and fathers-in-law. To make the possessive form, simply add an apostrophe -s to the end...
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I also really, really appreciate that you can make up for broken streaks. I only wish there was better review of the words. I can accept “hes” as a contraction lacking an apostrophe, but I have issues with “tomatos”. Seems to me to be a misspelled plural rather than, maybe, a ...
The Beaches have arrived, but the Roderichs are going to be late. Rule:If you want to show singular possession of a name ending inch, add an’son the end of the name. Example: Lisa March’s house Rule:Some writers simply add an apostrophe to show singular possession of a na...
Let’s start with whether “rude and crude” is redundant. Can you be rude without being crude? Of course you can. “Good day, John. Tell me: Has your sense of taste entirely deserted you? That is an exceptionally ugly shirt; I would be ashamed to be seen in public wearing such a...