For instance, if I want to show that the book belongs to James, would I write James's book or James' book? Can someone point me to a page that dicatates these rules?
2007-01-02 04:27:36 · 9 answers · asked by AngG 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Redleopard is correct apostrophe at the end
2007-01-02 04:31:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
James's Book is correct,
2007-01-02 04:57:41 · answer #2 · answered by fxysxysrkly 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The apostrophe comes at the end when dealing with a name ending in S (James' book, Morris' car, etc.)
The real trick is when you have a name ending in an S sound (ie: a name ending in CE such as Pierce or Lance). In those cases, you would use the apostrophe-S (Pierce's, Lance's, etc.).
2007-01-02 04:36:53 · answer #3 · answered by Takfam 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
When you're using names that end in -S, you follow the same rules as with any other name and add apostrophe S:
Chris's car, Bridget Jones's Diary
Unless it sounds clumsy, especially when ending in S, then the accepted form is after the S. Example: "Jesus's hand" would sound clumsy; "the princess's hand" wouldn't.
2007-01-02 04:39:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
An apostrophe. Example: Kim's car is fast. John's hair is long.
2007-01-02 04:35:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the apostrophe comes at the end: James' book
2007-01-02 04:29:30 · answer #6 · answered by redleopardette 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
it's teh book's cover
teh books' cover
mary and john's house===as belonging to both
mary's and john's houses... i think
2007-01-02 04:29:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Both are correct.
http://www.antimoon.com/forum/posts/7079.htm
2007-01-02 04:37:51 · answer #8 · answered by rramkay01 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
S'
2007-01-02 04:34:55 · answer #9 · answered by Dog Lover 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋