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Sarnga1157 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Apostrophe
Hello,
Please help with the usage of apostrophe and the 's' that follows it with nouns ending with the letter "s".
-> Is this Smuts's pen?
-> My parents's concerns...
Please help with the usage of apostrophe and the 's' that follows it with nouns ending with the letter "s".
-> Is this Smuts's pen?
-> My parents's concerns...
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Hi, 1. Smuts's pen is OK. 2.
- Hi, 1.
- Smuts's pen is OK.
- 2.
- My parents' concerns is acceptable.
- I prefer the concerns of my parents , though.
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Hi,
1. Smuts's pen is OK.
2. My parents' concerns is acceptable. I prefer the concerns of my parents, though.
Regards
1. Smuts's pen is OK.
2. My parents' concerns is acceptable. I prefer the concerns of my parents, though.
Regards
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There is a difference between nouns that end in "s" and plural nouns in "-s" when it comes to possessives.
There is no punctuation czar, so we have to muddle through. A good general rule is that singular nouns in "-s" take an apostrophe "s" when you would pronounce the extra "s", and only an apostrophe if you wouldn't. That gives us "Charles's boots" and "Moses' sandals". There are set ph
There is no punctuation czar, so we have to muddle through. A good general rule is that singular nouns in "-s" take an apostrophe "s" when you would pronounce the extra "s", and only an apostrophe if you wouldn't. That gives us "Charles's boots" and "Moses' sandals". There are set ph
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Thank you..So, in general it doesn't make a difference if the word ends with 's'in the usage of apostrophe?
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sarnga1157Thank you..So, in general it doesn't make a difference if the word ends with 's'in the usage of apostrophe?Everything makes a difference. Bad punctuation makes you look like an idiot at best and can change the meaning of a sentence at worst.
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