With personal names that end in -s but are not spoken with an extra s.

Names ending 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 possessive involves a last name ending with s or z you can add either. The ducks feet are webbed.

The same goes for Classical names ending with s such as Mars helmet or Socrates sandals. Possessive Singular of Nouns ending in S. Along with James boy names ending in S in the US Top 100 includes Lucas Thomas Charles Elias Miles and.

The report clarified Perkins job evaluation. How to pluralize last names ending in -s -x -z -ch and sh Well start with the tough ones. Agathangelos ancient greek Agnes english american german dutch scandinavian Agnès french ágnes hungarian Aignéis irish Aileas scottish Ailís irish Alanis english american.

Apostrophes with Names Ending in S Common nouns. To form the possessive of a name like Charles James or Harris add either an apostrophe and an s or just the apostrophe. Rabelaiss carnival although only one s sound is pronounced.

When it comes to grammar rules for apostrophe after s you should be consistent in writing. The reasoning behind this rule is that as we dont say sok-ru-teez-iz theres no reason to write Socratess. Jones Texas Christmas.

Singular nouns ending in S Rule 1. One method common in newspapers and magazines is to add an apostrophe plus s s to common nouns ending in s but only a stand-alone apostrophe to proper nouns ending in s. Does your last name end in -s -x -z -ch and sh.