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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What is the apostrophe rule for words ending in “s”?

If the hat belongs to Chris isn’t it Chris’s hat? Or is it Chris’ hat? I believe it is “Chris’s” because when you say it you add on the extra “s”. However, for a name like Charles you don’t have to add the extra s. If the hat belongs to Charles it is Charles’ hat. Not Charles’s hat. If the s ends in an s noise you add the ’s. But if the s ends in a z noise (such as it does in the name Charles) you don’t add the extra s. Am I correct?

More clarification

I want to go to Charles’ house
I want to go to Chris’s house.

As appose to

I want to go to Charles’s house.
I want to go to Chris’ house.

See what I mean? Am I correct?
  

Top answer

This is very simple. Singular? Add 's .

— CalifJim

  • This is very simple.
  • Singular?
  • Add 's .
  • *) Bob > Bob's Chris > Chris's Charles > Charles's Mr.
  • Jones > Mr.
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This is very simple.

Singular? Add 's. (It doesn't matter what the word ends in.*)

Bob > Bob's
Chris > Chris's
Charles > Charles's
Mr. Jones > Mr. Jones's
man > man's
child > child's

Plurals that do not end in s are treated exactly the same way:

children > children's
women > women's
men > m
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