Do I need an apostrophe on Hines in the following phrase?
The Hines 1st Annual Memorial Day Party
should it be
The Hines' 1st Annual Memorial Day Party
or
The Hines's 1st Annual Memorial Day Party
2007-04-29 14:39:22 · 4 answers · asked by Charissa H 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"The Hines' 1st Annual Memorial Day Party"
"The Hines's 1st Annual Memorial Day Party" is a very old fashioned way of writing this; you will find it in "The Elements of Style", but that codifies rules that were common about 100 years ago. To most people today, it simply sounds wrong, and the tendency has been to simplify the use of the apostrophe.
BTW, it is somewhat illogical to call anything a "first annual", since the use of "annual" implies it has happened before.
2007-04-29 14:45:35 · answer #1 · answered by P. M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a million) you should apply an apostrophe for that. So it might want to grow to be dot your I's and flow your T's. 2) i'm no longer certain with that... yet because the most common party is Joneses, then i guess you should flow with Burnses. 3) Mr. Burns'. with the apostrophe after the s. yet on condition that I in simple terms said Burnses, then might want to this grow to be Burnses'? 4) there's a distinction. interior the first, that would want to be a communicate, and that is properly used. interior the 2d, i might want to point utilizing italics or formidable extremely of citation marks.
2016-11-23 16:01:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hines'
2007-04-29 14:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by Andi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To form the possessive of a singular noun ending in -s, add an apostrophe and -s.
Examples:
The boss's office
The waitress's schedule
The witness's testimony
The apostrophe is added to a singular proper noun ending in -s regardless of whether or not the conversion to the possessive form adds an extra syllable to the word. (This is the editorial policy of distinguished publishing houses and magazines, such as Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., and New Yorker.)
Otis's sense of humor, Ross's magazine, James's elegance, Thomas's career.
To form the possessive of a proper noun ending in -s that names a figure from the Bible or from classical antiquity, insert only an apostrophe after the -s if the noun consists of more than one syllable.
Jesus' teachings
Moses' importance
Socrates' influence
Achilles' tendon
Sophocles' dramas
Catullus' poetry
But if the name consists of only a single syllable, form the possessive by adding an apostrophe and -s.
Zeus's powers
2007-04-29 15:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋