Apostrophe problem! need help please!?

Question

I need help, when do apostrophe's go before and after a word. For example, in my brothers, my parents, and my aunts, where does the apostrophe go?

oh ya, i mean my brothers, my parents, and my aunts dog. where would the apostrophe be? i need help to know when an apostrophe goes before or after an S.

Answer 1

You put the apostrophe before the S if the possessive noun is singular. The apostrophe goes after the S if the possessive noun is plural.
For example:

If you have one friend, and the book belongs to him you would say ~ My friend's book.
But if you have two brothers, and they share a car, you would say ~ My brothers' car. (It doesn't matter if the possession itself is plural. Even if your brothers both own their own separate cars, it will still be "my brothers' cars" because you are talking about two owners.
Hope that helps

Answer 2

You use an apostrophe when you are saying that something belongs to someone/something else--possessive. So if you say "my brother's car" (the car belongs to your brother), then you use an apostrophe. If you are just saying "my brothers are going to the store" then you wouldn't need the apostrophe because you are not saying something belongs to them.

Its/ It's is a tricky one because you only use the apostrophe when you use it as a contraction--it's as it is. However, when you use it as a possessive, you actually DON'T use the apostrophe, so this one goes against the rule.

Now, if a word already has an "S" at the end, then you put the apostrophe at the END of the word, like we are going to go to the Jones' house. It used to be "Jones's," but I think it has become acceptable to leave the second S out.

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

Rule 1 of apostrophes is
Never use an apostrophe to make a plural
Rule 2 is
Read Rule 1 again
Rule 3 is
If you are sure you have understood Rules 1 and 2 we can go on to possessives.

Answer 4

An apostrophe denotes ownership;
My brother's friend is in town.
My mother's cooking is the best.
My aunt's flowers are beautiful.

If you leave out the apostrophe, it denotes plurality;
My brothers are funny.
The mothers went to school to pick up their kids.
My aunts are good cooks.

Answer 5

Technically puppy proprietors' Warehouse--assuming that the warehouse belongs to the puppy proprietors. yet does it relatively? the save owns the warehouse. as a result, "puppy proprietors" is relatively a single entity serving as an adjective to alter "warehouse," the magnitude being that this could be a warehouse for puppy proprietors. on account that that's the case, no apostrophe would want for use. contained while it comes to the nice and comfortable dogs, those are the valuables of Sandy, until somebody buys them, possibly to consume them.

Answer 6

My brothers, my parents, and my aunts - none of these needs an apostrophe; they are all simple plurals.

But my brother's boat (one brother)
My brothers' boat (more than one brother)