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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Uncountable ending in s and possessive

Hi,

If the noun is an uncountable noun ending in s, how do we express its possessive?

The Philippines' laws are...

THe Philippines's laws are

Do we add "s"?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

It's considered a plural, so the ending should be s' . CJ

— CalifJim

  • It's considered a plural, so the ending should be s' .
  • CJ
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It's considered a plural, so the ending should be s'.

CJ
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How about economics?

Economics' principles are...

Economics's principles are...

If you had to write it like this, I mean (instead of the principles of economics).
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economics's. But the more important point is that nobody has to write it like that, and you shouldn't write it like that. It seems you already know that 'principles of economics' is the proper term.

CJ
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