The possessive of a plural name is always formed by adding an apostrophe after the final s the Smiths dog the Harrises family home.

Names ending with s apostrophe. Lands End Lords Cricket Ground Offas Dyke St Jamess Palace. Singular nouns ending in S The fun part comes when we have singular nouns ending in S. The reasoning behind this rule is that as we dont say sok-ru-teez-iz theres no reason to write Socratess.

With personal names that end in -s but are not spoken with an extra s. An apostrophe is used in a possessive form like Esthers family or Janets cigarettes and this is the use of the apostrophe which causes most of the trouble. All Souls College Earls Court Johns Hopkins University St Andrews.

Proper nouns ending in s are made possessive by adding an apostrophe only. But there are some words that instead of just getting an additional -es get a different ending altogether. To simplify things a little any French names ending in s or x should always be followed by s when used possessively eg.

In general you form a possessive singular noun both proper and common by adding an apostrophe and the letter S to the end of the word. Use only an apostrophe. Apostrophes With Two Names If you are using the names of two different people in a possessive form you add the apostrophe and the s only to the second name --.

SINGULAR PROPER NAMES ENDING IN S. For example class is a singular noun ending in S. The report clarified Perkins job evaluation.

Form the possessive of a plural place name by adding only an apostrophe the United. Just add an apostrophe after the -s. Singular names ending in -s Although it is not considered to be good English you may add only the apostrophe words ending on unpronounced -s Charles s dog Charles dog.