I writing a paper for english class and i was wondering if i add an Apostrophe in this sentence. "Charles Dicken's* had a unique stlye of writing."
should it be Charles Dickens?
or Charles Dicken's?
2006-10-28 06:42:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Thanks everyone, now what about this sentence, "Jimi Hendrix's creativity in playing his guitar brough forth a unique and never before heard of sound."
Jimi Hendrixs?
or
Jimi Hendrix's?
2006-10-28 06:49:46 · update #1
no that's his name. his name ends with an s.
Jimi Hendrix's.
2006-10-28 06:43:19 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Answers 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It should just be Charles Dickens, no apostrophe. an " 's " indicates possession of something. Matt's house, Bob's dog and so on. If we were talking about a house belonging to Charles Dickens, the apostrophe would go after the "s" because it is already part of his name: Charles Dickens' house.
2006-10-28 06:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by Paul Q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charles Dicken's and Jimi Hendrix's.
2006-10-28 08:33:21 · answer #3 · answered by Rachel O 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only time you would add an appostrophe would be to show possession. With names ending in "s" the apostrophe follows the "s."
example: She walked to Charles Dickens' house.
2006-10-28 06:46:09 · answer #4 · answered by texasfilmsnob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because Charles Dickens is not possessive in this sentence. But if you had said "Charles Dickens' writing is of a unique style" then yes
2006-10-28 06:45:10 · answer #5 · answered by cabjr1961 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would need an apostrophe if you said Charles Dickens's writings were very unique.
2006-10-28 16:08:31 · answer #6 · answered by lilbuggers3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dickens
2006-10-28 06:44:04 · answer #7 · answered by Peggy M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charles Dickens. That became his call and an apostrophe teach a posessive as in... Charles Dickens' novels were classics. The apostrophe would go after the s, because his call leads to s.
2016-12-05 07:56:25 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, his name is Dickens.
So, it's "Charles Dickens had a unique style of writing"
If you want to say you liked his book ... change the sentence to "I liked the book by Dickens" and completely skirt the issue.
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2006-10-28 06:48:12 · answer #9 · answered by Sylvie M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It should be Charles Dickens had a unique style of writing. The style is referring to his writing and not to him, so there would be no apostrophes in his name. :)
2006-10-28 06:44:31 · answer #10 · answered by Spudders 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His name is Charles Dickens, No apostrophe.
2006-10-28 06:47:24 · answer #11 · answered by eskro_1980 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋