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Should an apostrophe be used to make a name plural?
No. Apostrophes are used to show something omitted, as in 'don't', or to show possession, as in Mary's pen.
What is an apostrophy?
An apostrophe is this symbol ' . It can be used to show possession. It can also be used in plural possession, but not always for "its".
Show possession for business?
The singular possessive is business's. The plural possessive is businesses'.
What is the plural possessive for porcupines?
The plural possessive form for "porcupines" would be "porcupines'." This indicates that something belongs to multiple porcupines. In this case, the apostrophe comes after the plural "s" because the word is already plural, so we just add the apostrophe to show possession.
Plural form of hypothesis?
it's theses: pronounced (thee-sees)
Should an apostrophe be used to make a name plural?
No. Apostrophes are used to show something omitted, as in 'don't', or to show possession, as in Mary's pen.
What is an apostrophy?
An apostrophe is this symbol ' . It can be used to show possession. It can also be used in plural possession, but not always for "its".
What is apostrophy?
An apostrophe is this symbol ' . It can be used to show possession. It can also be used in plural possession, but not always for "its".
Which of these to show possession car's or cars'?
Both expressions show possession. The apostrophe before the s indicates singular posession and the apostrophe after the s indicates plural possession. Example: the car's bumper (singular); the cars' bumpers (plural)
Plural possession of skin?
f the noun is pluraland already ends in s, add an apostropheafter the s to show possession. Thefrogs’ skin is mottled. = the skin belongs to the frogs. Apostrophes for plural possession
Show possession for business?
The singular possessive is business's. The plural possessive is businesses'.
What is the plural of Ross to show possession?
The plural form for the proper noun Ross is Rosses; the plural possessive form is Rosses'.
What is the name for this ' symbol used to show possession in the English language?
The name for the ' symbol used to show possession in English is an apostrophe.
Is 's used in the word women to show possession?
No, the apostrophe 's' in the word 'women' does not indicate possession. The word 'women' is the plural form of 'woman'. Possession is indicated by adding an apostrophe before or after the 's' at the end of a noun.
Apostrophes should be used to make certain plural words singular?
This is incorrect. Apostrophes are not used to make plural words singular. Apostrophes are used to show possession or to indicate missing letters in contractions. Plural words are formed by adding "s" or "es" depending on the word.
Where to use a apostrophy for plural names?
An apostrophe is used to show possession; to show that something belongs to the possessive noun. Using an apostrophe to show possession by a plural name (a proper noun) is exactly the same as using the apostrophe to show possession for any noun ending in -s.The best way to tell if you should just put an apostrophe after the existing -s or to add the apostrophe -s after the existing -s is if extra syllable is pronounced or not. Most often, the extra syllable created by adding the additional -s to plurals names does not work. For example:Chris, Chris's classmates: two Chrises, the Chrises' classmatesBess's and Bess's birthday: two Besses, the Besses' birthdaysThe Brown family, the Browns' house.The Jones family, the Joneses' dog
How do you show possession for the first name Thomas?
The mother of Thomas.Thomas' mother.
