The plural title for two or more men named Jones is Messrs. Jones.
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:
Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word:
Examples:
The Messrs. Jones' company is called Jones & Jones.
The Messrs. Jones's company is called Jones & Jones.
Note: The plural form of the proper noun Jones is Joneses, for example:
The plural possessive form of "Dr. Jones" is "Dr. Joneses'."
The singular possessive form of the proper noun Mr. French is Mr. French's.The plural form is the Mr. Frenches.The plural possessive form is the Mr. Frenches'.examples:Mr. French's brother lives with him. The two Mr. Frenches' house is the brick one on the corner.
Mr Jones' instead of Mr Jones's :)
The plural form is: The two Mr. Frenches are brothers.The plural possessive form is: The two Mr. Frenches' house is on Maple Street.
The plural title for two or more men named Jones is Messrs. Jones.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:Messrs. Jones'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word:Messrs. Jones'sExamples:The Messrs. Jones' company is called Jones & Jones.The Messrs. Jones's company is called Jones & Jones.Note: The plural form of the proper noun Jones is Joneses, for example:"The Joneses' house is on the corner.""The Joneses's house is on the corner."
The plural possessive form of "Dr. Jones" is "Dr. Joneses'."
The singular possessive form of the proper noun Mr. French is Mr. French's.The plural form is the Mr. Frenches.The plural possessive form is the Mr. Frenches'.examples:Mr. French's brother lives with him. The two Mr. Frenches' house is the brick one on the corner.
Jones has the plural Joneses.So the plural possessive would be Joneses' as in "the Joneses' satellite receiver."
The plural possessive form of Jones is Joneses', e.g.We accepted the Joneses' invitation.
Mr Jones' instead of Mr Jones's :)
The plural form is: The two Mr. Frenches are brothers.The plural possessive form is: The two Mr. Frenches' house is on Maple Street.
The plural title for two or more men named Jones is Messrs. Jones.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:Messrs. Jones'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word:Messrs. Jones'sExamples:The Messrs. Jones' company is called Jones & Jones.The Messrs. Jones's company is called Jones & Jones.Note: The plural form of the proper noun Jones is Joneses, for example:"The Joneses' house is on the corner.""The Joneses's house is on the corner."
The possessive form of the singular, proper noun Mr. New is Mr. New's.The plural form of the proper noun Mr. New is the Mr. News.The plural possessive form is the Mr. News'.
The plural form of the abbreviation Mr. is Messrs. (from the French title messieurs). The plural form of Mr. Lyon is Messrs. Lyon.The plural possessive form is Messrs. Lyon's.Example: You need both Messrs. Lyon's approvals for that expense.
The plural form of the proper noun Mr. Ness is the Mr. Nesses.The plural possessive form is Mr. Nesses'.example: Both Mr. Nesses' offices are on the second floor.
There is no standard form for the abbreviation Mr. in English.The plural form of the noun mister is misters.The plural possessive form is misters'.For example, the brothers Jim and Jack Jones share an apartment:I have the misters' apartment key while they are away.Normally, when two or more men are referred to by a single term, their names are used, for example:I have the Joneses' apartment key while they are away.I have the Jones brothers' apartment key while they are away.I have Jim and Jack's apartment key while they are away.
John Dugger and Mary Dugger have a family. They are called the Duggers. The s here is a plural. Apostrophes are never added to make a word a plural. John Jones and Mary Jones have a family. They are called the Joneses. The es is also a plural marker. No apostophe. Mr. and Mrs. Dugger have a house. It is the Duggers' house. The s is already there to make the plural and the additional apostrophe marks the possessive. Mr. Dugger plays golf. Mr. Dugger's golf clubs are in the closet. Here we add 's to the singular to make a possessive. Mr. and Mrs. Jones live in the Joneses' house. Mrs. Jones's things are in the house and so are Mr. Jones's things. The Joneses' children's things are also in the house. Their names are James and Liz. James's things are in the house. So are Liz's The rules: Plural: add s or if the word already ends in s, add es Possessive: add 's unless it ends in s because it is a plural, then add an apostrophe.