By Apostrophes, Possessives

Grammar Geek wrote:And what about their mother? The Spearses' mother? These plural-possessive-ending-in-S nouns seem to have half a dozen "correct" ways of writing them. Hi GGThis intrigues me. Could you please tell me what other suggestions style guides have offered as correct plurals and...

Hoa Thai wrote:Besides these two examples, my Google search from a gateway in Vietnam shows more than 180,000 hits using the same phrase, "In this days". They cannot be all wrong!Could you please explain? Hi Hoa ThaiI'd say they ARE indeed all wrong. From what I saw (doing the same search),...

Hi Zebedee, and welcome to the forums. Can you cite some examples used in reputable publications that use businesses without the apostrophe that indicate a plural possessive? That sounds extremely odd to me. On the issues of James's versus James', and other proper names, that certainly does vary...

<< This is the boss's chair. Is "boss's" the correct form? Yes. I learned that if a word ends in an S, there is no S following the apostrophe in the word's possessive case. That's only true for plurals. Singulars add 's in virtually all cases. But I often see cases like "boss's". I...

Thanks. When we say that this chair belongs to the boss. This is boss's chair. Is "boss's" the correct form? I learned that if a word ends in an S, there is no S following the apostrophe in the word's possessive case. But I often see cases like "boss's". I wonder which is the correct form of...

It cannot be called a "possession" but you DO use the possessive. My ability to learn quickly is an asset. The body's ability to fight off disease is... John's ability to always see the humor in things is a blessing.

Bodys is not a word. I have already supplied you with all of the possible options and their uses-- singular noun, singular possessive, plural noun and plural possessive:There is one body, and that body's ability to regenerate...There are two bodies, and those bodies' ability to regenerate...The...

Hi WillingtolearnBody's is the possessive form when you refer to one body (singular).Bodies' is the possessive form when you refer to more than one body (plural).If your phrase refers to the 'human body' in general (and is therefore singular), for example, it would be correct to write it this...

I see little use for the apostrophe here. We do not normally use the Anglo-saxon genitive for inanimate objects, but use instead the noun as adjective:A table legA 1960s recording labelIn any case, in a non-possessive situation, the apostrophe should be reserved only for the few situations in...

Goodman wrote:Hi Hoa Thai, From reading your explanation, I couldn't help but pitch in my 2 cent regarding the "possesive" confusions. If the my observation is accurate, "God" does not take any article. I'd like to point out that in the back of any US greenback, "In God We Trust" is printed on...