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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Where does the comma go in the word "Jacobs" in the following sentence, before or after the apostrophe:
Have you read Jacobs', Ferr's, and Bailey's writings? (These are all surnames.)
Have you read Jacobs', Ferr's, and Bailey's writings? (These are all surnames.)
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After, as you have written it. However, I might mention that current practice is more often to add the 's to a surname unless it is a classical one like Jesus or Socrates: Jacobs's .
- After, as you have written it.
- However, I might mention that current practice is more often to add the 's to a surname unless it is a classical one like Jesus or Socrates: Jacobs's .
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After, as you have written it.
However, I might mention that current practice is more often to add the 's to a surname unless it is a classical one like Jesus or Socrates: Jacobs's.
However, I might mention that current practice is more often to add the 's to a surname unless it is a classical one like Jesus or Socrates: Jacobs's.
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