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Guest Posted 23 years ago
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Apostrophe

what is the rule for using s' as opposed to 's

i want to refer to Katharine Lee Bates' poem, America the Beautiful.
i don't believe i would want to refer to Katharine Lee Bate's poem.
right?
  

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The apostrophe is written after s only if the last letter of the owner is s. Example: The Aqua Energem is James' Ranger power source. The Graphite Energem is Phillip's Ranger power source.

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  • The apostrophe is written after s only if the last letter of the owner is s.
  • Example: The Aqua Energem is James' Ranger power source.
  • The Graphite Energem is Phillip's Ranger power source.
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The apostrophe is written after s only if the last letter of the owner is s.

Example:
The Aqua Energem is James' Ranger power source.
The Graphite Energem is Phillip's Ranger power source.
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