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Assuming you're not just talking about Irish names like O'Niel and O'Hare, the rule is that you only use the apostrophe if you specifically want to make something possessive.
For the family name Smith:
If you don't want to make anything possessive and you just want to refer to the family, you call them Smiths without the apostrophe.
If you want to make it possessive for one person, you'd use Smith's.
Whereas if you were talking about multiple people called Smith, you say Smiths'.
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∙ 14y ago
An apostrophe is used before the "s" when denoting possession by a singular person. For example: Sarah's book. An apostrophe is also used when indicating contractions, such as "Jessi’s gone to the store."
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∙ 14y agoJust before the "s" in a possessive sense, e.g., Johnson's desk; or Harris's shoes
Answer. The punctuation mark ( ' ) used to indicate the omission of a letter or number, such as he's for he has or he is. Also used in English to form the possessive, as in John's father.
You could be getting confused with a hyphen, which is the punctuation mark (-). This is used to separate parts of compound words, to link the words of a phrase, and between syllables of a word split between two consecutive lines. It's also another word for hyphenate or hyphenated, which means the combining of two words e.g; a name (Barker-Thomas).
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∙ 14y agoApostrophes are correctly used in names only to show the possessive ( or genitive) case, for example Russ's car is here; or This is the Joneses' house. It has become popular, however, to put silly apostrophes in the names themselves, but since there is no reason for it there can be no rule governing it.
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∙ 11y agoIn English, apostrophes in names are used primarily to indicate the possessive case, for example Bob Jones's house, the Joneses' house; but also in certain Irish patronymics to indicate a descendant, for example O'Connor; and in names transcribed from foreign alphabets to indicate letters for which there is no English equivalent, for example 'Ali or Qur'an.
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∙ 13y agoIn English, an apostrophe (plus s in the singular) is used with a person's name to put it in the possessive case: He read Bess's book; The Joneses' house is big.
It also is found in Irish names having the the O prefix: O'Leary.
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∙ 10y agoWhen you would indicate possession.
Example: This is Lito's book. (Lito owns the book.)
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∙ 11y agoYes if it will show ownership.
Examples:
family's car
family's adventures
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Should the Pele' jersey have an apostrophe at the end of his name?
No, the correct spelling is Pele without an apostrophe. The use of the accent mark over the 'e' in Pele is to ensure the correct pronunciation of the name.
Do you use an apostrophe for the word that?
No, the word "that" does not require an apostrophe to show possession. The possessive form of "that" is simply "that's."
Can you put an apostrophe after a number?
No. "Author" isn't a proper noun; it's a thing, like "person" or "employee." Mark Twain would be capitalized, because his name would be considered a "proper noun," like "Earth" versus "planet."
When can you use an apostrophe if you are contracting is with a person's last name?
You can use an apostrophe when contracting "is" with a person's last name to indicate possession or a contraction of "is." For example, "Sarah's here" (indicating possession) or "Johnson's coming over" (contracting "is").
Do you use an apostrophe when you say last year's party?
Yes, in the phrase "last year's party," you should use an apostrophe to show possession. The apostrophe indicates that the party belongs to last year.
When do you use an apostrophe in a person name?
An apostrophe is used in a proper name to show possession. Leah's dress, David's voice, and Justin's hair, for example.
Do you use an apostrophe in a proper name if is more than one person?
Yes! =)
Do you use an apostrophe after a person's name when you are referring to an action they are doing?
You use it when you are referring to the person's property if they have an 's' at the end of their name, for example: You COULD use Jones's books OR Jones' books
Should the Pele' jersey have an apostrophe at the end of his name?
No, the correct spelling is Pele without an apostrophe. The use of the accent mark over the 'e' in Pele is to ensure the correct pronunciation of the name.
Why do you use apostrophe at the end of a name?
It (apostrophe at the end of a name) is used to show that a thing belongs or pertains to the person to whose name it is affixed. "This is Doug's dog."It's also used as a contraction for 'Name is'; "Doug's not here."
When do you use an apostrophe after someones name?
You use an apostrophe after a person's name to show possession of the object that follows the name, e.g., "This is John's hat," or "These are Mary's opinions." If the name already ends in an s, this is what you write: "This is James' magic bag." Compared to: "This is Kragen's magic bag."
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 use an apostrophe for the word that?
No, the word "that" does not require an apostrophe to show possession. The possessive form of "that" is simply "that's."
Do you use a apostrophe when signing your last name on a Christmas card?
No, unless your name has an apostrophe in it or you are using it in the possessive.
What is correct use of the apostrophe for a sign that reads The Jakob's?
The correct use of the apostrophe for a sign that reads "The Jakob's" should be "The Jakobs'" if it refers to something that belongs to multiple people named Jakob. If it refers to something belonging to one person named Jakob, it should be "The Jakob's."
When should you use a apostrophe?
Use an apostrophes as in a professional name like St. Mark's House not if you are only saying Marks house.
When do you use apostrophe for other's?
When it belongs to another person
