does the apostrophe go before the "S" or after the "S"?

Question

in this sentence"In order to prove ONES love he must bake a cake."
does the apostrophe go before the "s" in ONES or after the the "s" in ONES?

Answer 1

the apostrophe goes after because it show the individuals love for a person.

Answer 2

Usually before...but there is an occasion when you're allowed to use it after...

You use an apostrophe when you wish to talk about an object or attribute or event in a sentence belongs to or is closely associated with the person or imagined person who is mentioned before the object or attribute or event

Paul has a ball.
(this is a sentence about Paul not about the ball...so no need for an apostrophe)

Paul's ball is red.
(this is a sentence about the ball...but we're mentioning it belongs to Paul so we need an apostrophe then an S)

Here's the exception:
If the person already ends in "S" the same rule still applies eg.
Christmas is the day we celebrate Jesus's Birthday
though you are allowed to drop the second S if you wish so that it's
Christmas is the day we celebrate Jesus' Birthday.
This is an acceptable alternative but is short-hand for the full "strict" rule.


In your example, the word "one" doesn't end in "S" so the exception doesn't apply so it's "one's"

Additionally , (to be reallllllllly picky, ) if you specify later that "one" is a "he" then you wouldn't ever say "one", you would say "his".

Answer 3

Before.

Answer 4

Before.

Answer 5

Your sentence contains two errors.

Correct forms might be "In order to prove one's love, one should bake a cake" or "In order to prove his love, he should bake a cake."

This is because your example contains an error in pronoun agreement.

The possessive of a singular noun ending in a word other than "s" is formed by adding an apostrophe and an "s."

The cat's ball.

A plural noun that ends in "s" takes the apostrophe after the "s."

The neighborhood cats' hangout.

However, "it" becomes possessive without the addition of an apostrophe: "its" means "belonging to it."

"It's" is a contraction meaning "it is."

Answer 6

The apostrophe goes before the "S" thus making it one's.

Answer 7

Before the s. If it was a different word and referring to many people rather than one, then it would go after the s.

Answer 8

The apostrophe should go before the s -- one's.

If you put it after the s, it would make one plural and possessive, and you can't really make one plural.

Answer 9

Before the S.

For sure

Answer 10

Before. The ownership of ONE is singular. If ONE was plural denoting many, then you'd place after the S.