The apostrophe for a plural noun ending in -s is placed after the ending -s.
Example: The two years' growth of the sapling is more than a foot.
The possessive form is: two years'example: The renovation is the result of two years' work.
No. The "years" in that instance is simply the plural of year. The "year" does not poses anything.
If there is a possession being signified, then yes. Example: Last year's numbers are better than this year's numbers. If there is no possession, then no. Example: These last years have been the best of my life!
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.)
university'sExample sentences:1. "The Goodbody University has seen a steady increase in placement applications over recent years. In the light of this, the University's policy on new admissions has had to be modified so that ...."2. "Many cities boast about their modern centres of excellence, their universities. However, a closer look at each university's actual premises and facilities may present a different picture."
The possessive form is: two years'example: The renovation is the result of two years' work.
There is no contraction in the given sentence.The noun Davies should be possessive but it has no apostrophe to indicate possession.The correct possessive form for the singular noun Davies is:Davies' or Davies's (both are accepted as correct)Examples:Davies' life lasted eighty-two years from 1913 to 1995.Davies's life lasted eighty-two years from 1913 to 1995.
Although we used to use apostrophes to indicate a series of years, the current convention is to drop the apostrophe and write a decade as a simple plural, like 1980s. The argument for changing this practice was that the added apostrophe created an incorrect possessive.
The job belongs to last year as it was, so it is a possessive. So there is an apostrophe needed between year and s, so it does not indicate a plural. The correct form is: Last year's job.
It was John's car. (possessive of proper noun)It's his right to vote every four years. (contraction of It is)The cat licked its sore paw. (possessive)
There is no possessive noun in the sentence:"The need of America for lumber was great 100 years ago."The sentence has to be reworded to use a possessive form noun:"America's need for lumber was great 100 years ago."A possessive noun is indicated by an apostrophe s ('s) at the end of a word that doesn't already end with an s; or just an apostrophe (') at the end of a plural noun that does end with an s.
No. The "years" in that instance is simply the plural of year. The "year" does not poses anything.
If you are talking about the group of years from 1890 to 1890, then it is 1890s, so no apostrophe is needed. If you are talking about something relating to the year 1890, then it is a possessive and it needs the apostrophe: "What was 1890's most significant historic event?"
The word "Apostrophe" doesn't have a physical age as it is not a living being. However, the concept of using apostrophes in the English language has been around for centuries, dating back to the 16th century.
This is correct. It is awkward, but that's the way it works. I may say, "Congratulations on 10 years of service." This eliminates the apostrophe problem and sounds more fluid.
If there is a possession being signified, then yes. Example: Last year's numbers are better than this year's numbers. If there is no possession, then no. Example: These last years have been the best of my life!
Yes, the apostrophe s ('s) at the end of the noun ship indicates that the noun that follows (captain) belongs to or is related to the possessive noun.Example: Our ship's captain has had his command for twelve years.