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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Apostrophe

how do you make Graves(a surname) a plural, possessive, and a plural possessive?
  

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The Graves family (plural) The Graveses or the Graves (plural) John Graves's horse (less commonly: John Graves' horse) (singular possessive) The Graves's or the Graves' or the Graveses' horse. (plural possessive)

— Mister Micawber

  • The Graves family (plural) The Graveses or the Graves (plural) John Graves's horse (less commonly: John Graves' horse) (singular possessive) The Graves's or the Graves' or the Graveses' horse.
  • (plural possessive)
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The Graves family (plural)

The Graveses or the Graves (plural)

John Graves's horse (less commonly: John Graves' horse) (singular possessive)

The Graves's or the Graves' or the Graveses' horse. (plural possessive)
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My idea of correct usage differs considerably from Mr M's:

Plural: The Graveses live in this house. (The Graves family live in this house.)
Singular possessive: Mr Graves's car is old. (In US English often: Mr. Graves' car is old.)
Plural possessive: The Graveses' car is old.

The plural possessive is formed by adding an apostrophe after the pl
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