Final apostrophe indicates a plural possessive. It is only used to form the possessive of plural nouns ending in -s. Do not use a final apostrophe for the possessive of a singular noun ending in -s: it is for plurals only.
An apostrophe at the end of a word usually indicates that letters have been omitted to indicate a contraction, such as "can't" for "cannot" or "won't" for "will not." It can also indicate possession when used before the letter "s", such as "Sarah's book."
To indicate possession when a word is plural, you generally add an apostrophe after the "s" at the end of the word. For example, if you have "girls" as the plural form, the possessive form would be "girls'" (e.g., "the girls' toys"). However, if the plural word does not end in "s", you would add an apostrophe and then "s" to show possession (e.g., "the children's books" for the plural form of "child").
Yes, you can use an apostrophe S after any word -- even words that end in Z. The exception is for words that end in S because they are plural. In this case, the apostrophe goes at the end of the word. Examples: John's house Cats' tails
To punctuate a possessive noun, add an apostrophe ('s) at the end of the word if it is singular. If the noun is plural and already ends in an "s," just add an apostrophe (') after the "s". If the noun is plural and does not end in an "s," add an apostrophe ('s) after the word.
An apostrophe is needed: the bosses' profits = the profits of all the bosses the boss's profits = the profits of the boss When the noun is plural, the apostrophe goes at the end of the word. When the noun is singular, the apostrophe goes after the word, before the s. Hope this helps.
The possessive of the noun valley is formed by adding an apostrophe s to the end of the word: valley's.Example: The valley's population is less than a thousand.
If you mean as an abbreviation of 'old', then the apostrophe would be at the end of the word (ol'), because the apostrophe shows that the 'd' at the end of the word has been omitted.
There is no apostrophe at the end of the word mistress. An apostrophe goes at the end of PLURAL possessives ending in -s, not singular ones. The possessive singular of mistress is mistress's, and the plural possessive is mistresses'.
It means there is already an "s" at the end of the word
An apostrophe is used to make a noun into a possessive noun. By adding an "apostrophe s" to the end of a word, or if the word already ends with an "s", you only add the "apostrophe" after the existing "s" at the end of the word to show that something in the sentence belongs to that noun.The apostrophe or apostrophe s shows possession.
To indicate possession when a word is plural, you generally add an apostrophe after the "s" at the end of the word. For example, if you have "girls" as the plural form, the possessive form would be "girls'" (e.g., "the girls' toys"). However, if the plural word does not end in "s", you would add an apostrophe and then "s" to show possession (e.g., "the children's books" for the plural form of "child").
Only without the apostrophe and s on the end
Yes, there can be either apostrophe s ('s) or just an apostrophe (') at the end of the word.
The plural possessive form is possessives'.The possessives' forms are recognized by the apostrophe -s or the -s apostrophe at the end of the word.
Yes, you can use an apostrophe S after any word -- even words that end in Z. The exception is for words that end in S because they are plural. In this case, the apostrophe goes at the end of the word. Examples: John's house Cats' tails
To punctuate a possessive noun, add an apostrophe ('s) at the end of the word if it is singular. If the noun is plural and already ends in an "s," just add an apostrophe (') after the "s". If the noun is plural and does not end in an "s," add an apostrophe ('s) after the word.
If you are indicating possession (Achilles' heal) use an apostrophe at the end of the word. If you are simply stating his name, there is no apostrophe.
Apostrophe...to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word. As in o'er for over. Also to indicate the possessive case, as in man's