The possessive singular of all English nouns is formed by adding -'s: boss's
Singular possessive nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of a noun. Example:The boy has a hat. (boy = singular noun)Here is the boy's hat. (boy's = a possessive noun)
Proper nouns (names) form their possessive that same as common nouns do.A singular noun forms the possessive by adding and apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word: Carol'sExample: I borrowed Carol's car.There are two accepted forms for possessive singular nouns ending in s:Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word: Jess'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: Jess'sExamples:I borrowed Jess' car.I borrowed Jess's car.A plural noun that ends with an s forms the possessive by adding an apostrophe (') only to the end of the word: Kennedys'Example: I borrowed the Kennedys'limo.
When a word ends in 's', and you want to make it possessive, there are two ways to punctuate it.The proper way is to follow the style guide in use by your publisher.The two ways are:Jess'Jess'sBoth are acceptable. If there is no style guide, best practices dictate that you remain consistent throughout your writing.
The plural is the Rusches. Use the rules for forming plural nouns to make a proper noun plural.
Singular nouns are made possessive by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word. Some examples:a child; a child's toya park; the park's entrancean apple; the apple's corewater; the water's edge
The singular possessive form for match is match's.The plural possessive form for the plural noun matches is matches'.
As James is a singular noun, the correct way to make James possessive is to add an apostrophe and 's': James'sHowever, James' is also acceptable.For plural nouns, only an apostrophe is added.Example: The cars' engine is no longer working.
The possessive form for the singular noun speed is speed's.Example: This device will measure your speed's velocity.
activity. For most nouns that end in y, to make the plural y changes to i and add -es. cavity = cavities, baby = babies Some don't, toy = toies
'es is not used to make the word fox into a singular possessive noun, rather you should add 's to fox to do so. If you add the suffix -es to fox, it would then make the word plural, and if you add a ' to the end of foxes, it would make the word possessive. fox = singular noun fox's = singular possessive noun foxes = plural noun foxes' = plural possessive noun
The possessive form of the singular noun attorney is attorney's.Example: My attorney's office is in the Evergreen Building.To make singular noun possessive add apostrophe s ('s).boy - boy'sfather - father'sattorney - attorney's