James' pencil
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The correct answer is James's pencil.
Apostrophe s for singular possessives, s apostrophe for plural possessives.
The possessive form is pencil's.
My pencil.
The plural form of the noun pencil is pencils.The plural possessive form is pencils'.
The plural form of the noun pencil is pencils.The plural possessive form is pencils'.Example: I enjoy choosing from the pencils' colors.
The possessive form for the proper noun James is James's.A proper noun is always capitalized.
The possessive form is pencil's.
My pencil.
The possessive form of singular nouns virtually always adds an aopstrophe S.The possessive is pencil's. (e.g. The pencil's point was stuck in the sharpener.)
The plural form of the noun pencil is pencils.The plural possessive form is pencils'.
The plural form of the noun pencil is pencils.The plural possessive form is pencils'.Example: I enjoy choosing from the pencils' colors.
The possessive form for the proper noun James is James's.A proper noun is always capitalized.
The correct form is "Whose pencil is this?" "Whose" is a possessive pronoun used to ask about ownership. "Who's" is a contraction for "who is" or "who has," which would not make sense in this context.
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There are two different acceptable forms of the possessive noun in this case. It may be written as either James' or James's.
The plural form of the noun pencil is pencils.The plural possessive form is pencils'.Example: I enjoy choosing from the pencils' colors.
Jame's
The possessive form of the plural noun phrase is the lawyers' cases (the cases of the lawyers).The possessive for plural nouns that end with an -s is formed by adding an apostrophe (') after the ending -s.Example: All of our lawyers' cases are compiled in an archive for quick reference.