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There are two accepted forms that show possession for singular nouns ending in s:
Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word:
- witness'
- witness's
Examples:
The witness' testimony seemed plausible.
The witness's testimony seemed plausible.
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What is the plural possessive of the word witness?
The plural form of the noun witness is witnesses.The plural possessive form is witnesses'.example: All of the witnesses' statements were added to the police report.
What is the singular possessive form of the word witness?
There are two accepted forms for possessive singular nouns that end with an s:Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word:witness'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: witness'sExamples:The witness' statement was added to the police report.The witness's statement was added to the police report.Note: If you are a student, use the form that is preferred by your teacher.Because you will add an S sound to form the possessive, most style guides recommend the apostrophe S rather than the apostrophe alone, especially for common nouns.
What is the possessive form of the word dictionary?
The possessive form of the word dictionary is dictionary's.
What is the difference between witness's and witnesses'?
The possessive witness's pertains to something associated with a singular witness. The possessive witnesses' pertains to association with more than one individual witness (witnesses). (The exception here is for the plural ending in 's', which allows omission of the additional possessive 's', for written clarity and ease of pronunciation. Note that the singular possessive is pronounced identically to the plural AND plural possessive.)
What is the possessive form of the word month?
The possessive form of the word "month" is "month's."
What is the plural possessive of the word witness?
The plural form of the noun witness is witnesses.The plural possessive form is witnesses'.example: All of the witnesses' statements were added to the police report.
What is the plural possessive noun of witness?
The plural possessive form of witness is witnesses'
Possessive singular for witness?
The possessive singular form of "witness" is "witness's."
What is the possessive of the word wittiness?
As written in the question, 'wittiness' is an abstract noun to the state of being witty, and thus does not have a possessive form. If the writer meant 'witness', the possessive may be written as witness's or witness', both are accepted forms.
What is plural possessive for witness?
The plural possessive form of "witness" would be "witnesses'."
What is singular possessive form of witness?
The singular form for the plural noun witnesses is witness; the singular possessive is witness'.Example: The witness' bag was snatched as she walked away.
What is the singular possessive form of the word witness?
There are two accepted forms for possessive singular nouns that end with an s:Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word:witness'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: witness'sExamples:The witness' statement was added to the police report.The witness's statement was added to the police report.Note: If you are a student, use the form that is preferred by your teacher.Because you will add an S sound to form the possessive, most style guides recommend the apostrophe S rather than the apostrophe alone, especially for common nouns.
Is the possessive form of witness witness'?
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: witness'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: witness'sExamples:The witness' statement was added to the police report. The witness's statement was added to the police report.Note: If you are a student, use the form that is preferred by your teacher.
What is the possessive form of the word dictionary?
The possessive form of the word dictionary is dictionary's.
What is the difference between witness's and witnesses'?
The possessive witness's pertains to something associated with a singular witness. The possessive witnesses' pertains to association with more than one individual witness (witnesses). (The exception here is for the plural ending in 's', which allows omission of the additional possessive 's', for written clarity and ease of pronunciation. Note that the singular possessive is pronounced identically to the plural AND plural possessive.)
What is a possessive form of word?
The singular possessive form is word's, for example the word's definition.
What is the possessive form for the word holders?
possessive form for the word holders: holders'
