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Names ending with z possessive. Wilkens is the plural of Wilken Though Chicagos rules are logical on paper a name like Wilkenswhich looks and sounds like. Kim Gonzalezs house I know the Gonzalezes the Gonzalezes house. My boxs lid.

Just like you would with any common noun for example cat you add an s to make cats. The house where the Wilken family lives. By adding an apostrophe and an s.

It wasnt Lucys scarf. The possessive form for a singular noun common or proper ending in -z is -zs for exampleCameron Diazs voice is the voice of Princess Fiona in all of the Shrek movies. If there is one owner add s to the singular The Smiths car vs.

The most useful rule and the most general and the easiest to remember is simply that you add s whenever you actually say an extra əz at the end when forming the possessive compared with how you say the non-possessive version. Possessives of names ending in x or z Possessives of names ending in sibilant sounds like x or z are formed as usual. Add an apostrophe and s -s to the end of the name.

For a detailed explanation of how to show the plural of names ending in s ch or z please see Apostrophes with Names Ending in s ch or z. For everything else simply add s. This is the style recommended by major style guides like the Chicago Manual of Style and AP Stylebook.

Certainly a sibilant is pronounced in examples like Descartess and Dumass. Patti greatly admires the Petruccianis garden. Names ending with s.