The possessive forms for proper nouns follow the same rules as common nouns:
Possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the word, or just an apostrophe (') to then end of plural nouns that already end with -s. Examples:
Mr. Brown's house, or plural: The Browns' house is number twelve.
Ms. Glass's house, or plural: The Glasses' house is number ten.
Mr. Cruz's house, or plural: The Cruzes' house is number eight.
Proper Names ending in s: Ross, Cris, Tess, Ces, Darius
Let's use "Jess" as an example.
Jess' laptop, rather than Jess's laptop, might be considered more correct.
However, usually both are fine.
When a word ends with an S, and it takes on a possessive form, the apostrophe is placed after the S. Example: The Jones' car was vandalized.
The possessive form is the businessmen's meeting.Plural nouns that do not end with -s, add an apostrophe -s for the possessive form.
The correct possessive form is women'sdresses.Irregular plural nouns that do not end with -s form the possessive by adding an apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the word, the same as for a singular possessive noun.Example: The women's dresses are the latest styles.The singular possessive form is woman's.
The correct plural possessive form is women's.Irregular plural nouns that do not end with -s form the possessive by adding an apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the word, the same as for a singular possessive noun.Example: The women's project raised a lot of money.The singular possessive form is woman's.
The plural of wife is wives.The plural possessive form of wives is wives'(apostrophe after the S).The singular possessive form is wife's.
The possessive forms of most singular nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe followed by the letter "s" to the noun. For example, the possessive form of ramp is ramp's, and the possessive form of helicopter is helicopter's.Remember that the possessive form of it is its, with no apostrophe. One of the most common errors is to assume that as a possessive form, it should have an apostrophe. The word "it's", however, is a contraction of "it is", and not the possessive form of the pronoun it.
The possessive form of the plural noun cars is cars'.The possessive of all plural English nouns ending in -s is formed by adding an apostrophe after the ending -s.
The plural form for the proper noun Lois is Loises.singular nouns ending in 's' form the plural by adding 'es' to the end of the word.The plural possessive form is Loises'.plural nouns that end in 's' add an apostrophe after the ending 's' to form the possessive.
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.
singular - bus - possessive is bus's. plural - buses - possessive is buses'
The possessive of scientist is scientist's (apostrophe S).
The possessive form of the word "its" never has an apostrophe after the "s."* The dog hurt its leg. * The peacock is proudly showing its tail. The possessive forms of pronouns in general do not have apostrophes.
The form hippopotamus's is a correct possessive form of the singular noun hippopotamus.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: hippopotamus'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: hippopotamus's