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Generally the same rule applies as for contractions: an apostrophe replaces a missing letter or missing letters. For example, O'Malley was probably originally Of Malley, and D'Angelo was probably originally De Angelo.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoYou only put an apostrophe in a last name if you are saying that something belongs to that person or people (ex: Tim Johnson's cat or The Johnsons' cat) or when you're using a contraction to say that that person 'is' something (ex: "Harry Smith's a veterinarian") Note: Using a name as a contraction is not something you would want to do in a report or formal letter. If you're talking about a whole family, put the apostrophe after the S. If you're talking about one person, put the apostrophe before the S.
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∙ 15y agoSay that your last name was Tony, you would say First Name Tony's. And if your last name was Clintons, and it ended with and S then you would write in like this, First name Clintons'. --- Note that there are some family names that contain an apostrophe, such as O'Connor, O'Shea ... There's also De'Ath (which look just a shade less gloomy than Death).
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∙ 10y agoWhen someones name ends end the letter "s", you should use just an apostrophe.
If the name does not end in you should use an apostrophe then the letter "s".
e.g. "This is James' ball that hit Kaitie's cat."
To make a surname plural, add an apostrophe followed by an "s" at the end of the name. For example, if you have multiple people with the surname Smith, you would write it as "the Smiths' house."
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∙ 12y agoIf the name ends in s like James and you want to say something like jameses favourite colour is red then you do this- James' and the s becomes the plural.
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∙ 13y agoThe simple rule is: you don't put apostrophes in someone's name (Cultures which use the glottal stop as a phoneme may put them to indicate the glottal stop).
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∙ 11y agoYou don't. Apostrophes are uses to show possession.
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∙ 14y agohow about D'Arcy or D'Eath
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Do you use an apostrophe in a surname when using it in the plural eg The Kellys went?
Making a plural of a surname does not require an apostrophe.Single: I met Mrs. Kelly last week.Plural: The Kellys seem like a nice family.Possessive singular: The Kelly's garbage can rolled down the street.Possessive, plural: The Kellys' voices carried down the block.
How do I use apostrophe's correctly when there are two persons.?
You don't. Apostrophes aren't use to make words plural. The plural of person is people. (One person, two people.) You don't need the apostrophe in apostrophes either.
Is its' plural possessive?
No. Plural possessive is "their" Possessive pronouns do not use an apostrophe.
What is the correct way to pluralize the following - 1990's or 1990s?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a number plural. 1990s is the plural form of 1990
What is it called when you use the apostrophe after a word?
plural? --- It's called a plural possessive.
What is the plural possessive of Scott?
Plural possessive is "their" Possessive pronouns do not use an apostrophe.
Do you use an apostrophe after plural possessive of forefathers?
Yes the plural possessive is forefathers'
Is roses' plural or plural possessive?
Roses' with an apostrophe is plural possessive. Roses is just the plural. Plurals, when written correctly, do not have an apostrophe. Adding an apostrophe makes the plural possessive.An example of roses' is use would be The roses' water in the vase needs to be topped up.
When you are finishing a sentence with a sir name but it is plural Do you use ' or 's at the end?
A surname is a proper noun. 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 the plural: the Browns' house.Ms. Bass's house, or the plural: the Basses' house.Mr. Cruz's house, or the plural: the Cruzes' house.Since surnames do not have irregular plural forms, a plural surname will always end with an -s; the plural possessive form will always end with -'s.
How do you use an apostrophe in plural nouns?
For plural nouns, use an apostrophe s after the existing s.Examples:Don't pull on cats' tails.Those were the boys' tests.I'll take you up to the girls' room.
Do you use an apostrophe with the word wolves?
You wouldn't need to add an apostrophe because the plural of wolf is wolves
Do you use an apostrophe for year's?
No, you don't need an apostrophe in for years to come. Years is plural in that sentence, not possessive. (Apostrophes are not used to make words plural.)
