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possessives: the apostrophe, a short thread
in english, the apostrophe serves three purposes:
-to show the omission of one or more letters (i.e contractions such as do not = donât)
-to mark a noun as possessive (i.e the eagleâs nest, the smithsâ home)
-to pluralize individual characters (i.e mind your pâs and qâs)
-to show the omission of one or more letters (i.e contractions such as do not = donât)
-to mark a noun as possessive (i.e the eagleâs nest, the smithsâ home)
-to pluralize individual characters (i.e mind your pâs and qâs)
in this thread weâll explore the second point, the possessive case of nouns. the addition of the apostrophe can change the relationship of a noun and an object to one that signifies ownership.
some languages, english included, have possessive forms that derive from nouns or
some languages, english included, have possessive forms that derive from nouns or
noun phrases (a short phrase that establishes the noun as the subject) such as janeâs carsâ
in the case of possessives, possessive nouns cause great confusion when the noun ends with an âs.â
so, the question is: jamesâ or jamesâs?
in the case of possessives, possessive nouns cause great confusion when the noun ends with an âs.â
so, the question is: jamesâ or jamesâs?
actually, both ways are correct. if the noun you are using to show a possessive case is a proper name that ends with an âsâ you can choose to add or omit the âsâ after the apostrophe. itâs honestly just a stylistic choice!
only when you have a /plural/ noun that ends in âsâ do you add an apostrophe only. i.e the smithsâ home or the boysâ dorm, because the ownership is being shared!
in short: fuck english
in short: fuck english
