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A comma is used when there is a pause in the sentence. It doesn't matter whether or not a word ends in a particular letter.
Here's an example: The dog was tired, so it lay down in the shade. See how the comma marks the pause in that sentence?
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When do you put a comma before an s and when after an s?
A comma is typically placed after an "s" when indicating possession in a singular noun (e.g., "dog's collar"). When indicating possession in a plural noun, the apostrophe is placed after the "s" (e.g., "dogs' collars").
When use of s and es?
Add "s" to the end of a verb (e.g. run -> runs) for third person singular subjects (he, she, it). Add "es" to the end of verbs that end in s, sh, ch, x, or o (e.g. pass -> passes, watch -> watches).
Is there a comma before and in a list?
Yes, it is common to use a comma before "and" when listing items in a series. This comma is known as the Oxford comma and can help to avoid confusion and clarify the items in the list.
Do you do apostrophe s after a z?
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
When to use s' and s's?
You ask yourself why there is an s at the end of the word you are making possessive. Does it end in an s because it is a plural? Are we talking about beans or foxes or throat lozenges or ideas? Then you use s' and write beans' sauce, foxes' pups, throat lozenges' taste or ideas' coherence. Or is the s at the end of the word just because it is a word or name which ends in s? Are we talking about a glass or Jones or a bonus or Hoss? Because then you use s's and write a glass's volume, Jones's house, the bonus's amount or Hoss's hat.
How do you use the word apathetically in a sentence?
you put an s, you put an s at the end
He who fail to plan plans to fail?
you should have a comma after "plan" and "fail" should have an "s" at the end. Irony FAIL!
What are all the possessive form?
There are two ways to form a possessive in English.One is the use of an apostrophe (') to indicate possessive nouns.Singular nouns that do not end with -s, add an apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the word:apple-> apple'sboy-> boy'schild-> child'sSingular nouns that do end with -s have two accepted ways of forming the possessive:Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word: boss' Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: boss'sPlural nouns that do end with -s, add an apostrophe (') after the ending -s:apples-> apples'boys-> boys'bosses-> bosses'Plural nouns that do not end with -s form the possessive the same as singular nouns that do not end with -s, add an apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the word:children-> children'speople-> people'smice-> mice'sThe other way to indicate possession is to use the word "of," as in "the top of the table," which is equivalent to "the table's top." This method is the same way the possessive is formed in Romance languages.
What is the singular possessive of nucleus?
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: nucleus'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: nucleus'sNote: If you are a student, use the form that is preferred by your teacher.
What s another word for end?
Another word for end is finish.
When do you put a comma before an s and when after an s?
A comma is typically placed after an "s" when indicating possession in a singular noun (e.g., "dog's collar"). When indicating possession in a plural noun, the apostrophe is placed after the "s" (e.g., "dogs' collars").
Should you use s semicolon after sincerely when ending a letter?
No. You can use a comma, and then your name a few lines below, but not a semi-colon.
When use of s and es?
Add "s" to the end of a verb (e.g. run -> runs) for third person singular subjects (he, she, it). Add "es" to the end of verbs that end in s, sh, ch, x, or o (e.g. pass -> passes, watch -> watches).
When using the name Achilles do you use 's or s' apostrophe?
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.
Do you do apostrophe s after a z?
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
Can a singular possessive noun have just an apostrophe at the end of the word?
Singular possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe s (s) to the end of a noun; for example:mother's carthe city's roadsthe bird's nestThere are two accepted forms for possessive singular nouns ending in s:Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word; for example:"Put it on the boss' desk."Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word; for example:"Put it on the boss's desk."If you are a student, I recommend that you use the form your teacher prefers. If you are not a student, then use the form that you like.
When do you use an aprostrophe behind a noun?
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.
