Apostrophes for Possessives or False Possessives?
Hello,
While writing sentences like, "This is a George Clooney movie," we don't put the apostrophe in as George Clooney's movie.
However, I'm having trouble framing the following sentences for a piece I'm working on:
1. There was creativity and music in the Beatles universe.
2. They decided to review the last Beatles single.
3. These pictures were taken during that Beatles tour.
4. The Beatles umbrella gave a lot of joy to fans.
Are all of them okay as they are or do they need apostrophes? Thank you for your help.
Top answer
(2) and (3) should not have apostrophes. (4) should have an apostrophe if it is referring to a specific umbrella that was formerly owned or used by the Beatles, but no apostrophe if it this is a piece of merchandising of which many were manufactured. In (1), the difference between "the Beatles universe" and "the Beatles' universe" is pretty subtle.
- (2) and (3) should not have apostrophes.
- (4) should have an apostrophe if it is referring to a specific umbrella that was formerly owned or used by the Beatles, but no apostrophe if it this is a piece of merchandising of which many were manufactured.
- In (1), the difference between "the Beatles universe" and "the Beatles' universe" is pretty subtle.
- For me, they both work.
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(2) and (3) should not have apostrophes.
(4) should have an apostrophe if it is referring to a specific umbrella that was formerly owned or used by the Beatles, but no apostrophe if it this is a piece of merchandising of which many were manufactured.
In (1), the difference between "the Beatles universe" and "the Beatles' universe" is pretty subtle. For me, they both work.
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