Proper nouns (names) form their possessive that same as common nouns do.
A singular noun forms the possessive by adding and apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word: Carol's
Example: I borrowed Carol's car.
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: Jess'
Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: Jess's
Examples:
I borrowed Jess' car.
I borrowed Jess's car.
A plural noun that ends with an s forms the possessive by adding an apostrophe (') only to the end of the word: Kennedys'
Example: I borrowed the Kennedys'limo.
Add an apostrophe
The plural is the Rusches. Use the rules for forming plural nouns to make a proper noun plural.
Possessive nouns are formed by: 1. adding an apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the word, or 2. adding an apostrophe (') to plural nouns that already end with -s. Examples: child; child's; children's adult; adult's; adults'
Knowing the rules. Commas have a lot of rules. I make mistakes with commas all the time, but I usually catch them when I'm proofreading. Apostrophes are fairly easy. They create possessive words and form contractions. The apostrophe rules might become complicated when forming plural possessive. A style guide can help you through those times.
To form the plural possessive form for names, add an apostrophe and an "s" after the plural form of the name. For example, if the name is "Smith" and it is pluralized as "Smiths," the plural possessive form would be "Smiths'.
Knowing the rules. Commas have a lot of rules. I make mistakes with commas all the time, but I usually catch them when I'm proofreading. Apostrophes are fairly easy. They create possessive words and form contractions. The apostrophe rules might become complicated when forming plural possessive. A style guide can help you through those times.
Yes, the plural for Smith is Smiths, and the plural possessive is Smiths'.Do not forget to capitalize names; names are proper nouns.
Most plural nouns end in 's'. To create the possessive form, add an apostrophe after the final 's'. For example:lions > lions'boys > boys'gases > gases'babies > babies'boxes > boxes'trees > trees'To create the possessive for irregular plural nouns, you add 's (apostrophe + s) to the end of the word. For example:men > men'swomen > women'schildren > children'sgeese > geese'smice > mice'speople > people's
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.Example: "Put it on the boss' desk."Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word.Example. "Put it on the boss's desk."
The possessive form for the noun office is office's.Example: The office's rules are in the employee handbook.
The word enemies is already plural.The plural possessive is enemies'.Example: Our enemies' distrust of each other prevented them from forming an alliance.
The plural possessive for president is presidents'.Examples: Two of the US presidents' names were Roosevelt.