PLEASE HELP WITH POSSESSIVE AND PROPER NAMES !!!!

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Anonymous

#137045 Tue, 13 Sep 05 06:44 PM

MY DAUGHTER'S NAME IS ALEXIS. WHEN A PROPER NAME ENDS IN AN "S" HOW DO YOU WRITE IT WHEN YOU WANT TO SHOW POSSESSION.

IF I WANTED TO SAY : THIS IS ALEXIS'S PARTY. WOULD THAT BE CORRECT OR DO I JUST PUT AN APOSTROPHY AFTER THE " S ".

PLEASE HELP

THANK YOU

davkett

#137064 Tue, 13 Sep 05 07:48 PM

Alexis's is correct.

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khoff

#137139 Wed, 14 Sep 05 04:20 AM

Do you wish you had thought of this problem when selecting a name for your child?

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