Proper nouns ending in s are made possessive by adding an apostrophe only.

Names ending with s apostrophe. The report clarified Perkins job evaluation. Walrus becomes walruses bus becomes buses class becomes classes. Socrates philosophy Ulysses companions Saint Saens music Aristophanes plays.

Iris cat walked in the door. Form the possessive of a plural place name by adding only an apostrophe the United. All Souls College Earls Court Johns Hopkins University St Andrews.

The basic rule is simple enough. Take a popular name that ends with an s like Charles When were in school a lot of us were told to always add an apostrophe s s to show something that was yours. The reasoning behind this rule is that as we dont say sok-ru-teez-iz theres no reason to write Socratess.

Rabelaiss carnival although only one s sound is pronounced. A name ending in s takes only an apostrophe if the possessive form is not pronounced with an extra s. For James the plural possessive sounds as if it has two S sounds when we pronounce it so we would use an apostrophe and an S.

If the singular noun ends with the letter s make sure that you add apostrophe plus s if it is being. For names ending in s form the possessive either by simply adding an apostrophe Lucas letters or by adding an apostrophe as well as another s Silass phone. It is impossible to predict with certainty whether a place name ending in s requires an apostrophe.

Then immediately use the apostrophe. Here are some more examples. To show plural possession of a name ending in s ch or z form the plural first.