By Singular nouns, Apostrophes

According to the Gregg Reference Manual: "To form the possessive of a singular noun that ends in an s sound, be guided by the way you pronounce the word. If a new syllable is formed in the pronunciation of the possessive, add an apostrophe plus s." Ex: your boss's approval (you...

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...

Tanit wrote:To make the possessive form of a SINGULAR noun that ends in -s, some style guides say to add just an apostrophe ('); others say you should add an apostrophe and s ('s). Some say that either way is correct. I find older grammar books, for example "A Modern English Grammar" (Oxford...

Anonymous wrote: what's the rule in english grammar for forming the possessive of a singular noun that ends in s? When I was in high school, I was taught to add only an apostrophe and not an "s". Only later did I discover that both forms are possible. Read: " To make the possessive form of...

Obviously, depending on where we learned English, it has some bearing on our understanding toward some of the most common debated questions. To validate my own understanding, I did some searching and came to a conclusion, In the US, some experts agree that either singular or plural is...

Apostrophe ( ' ) The apostrophe is used when leaving out a letter or number in a contraction, e.g. can't, wouldn't. The apostrophe is used for omitted letters, e.g. rock 'n' roll, and for omitted numbers, e.g. the class of '72, the '20s. The apostrophe is used for plurals of letter...

Apostrophe ( ' ) See Possessives for more information. The apostrophe is used when leaving out a letter or number in a contraction, e.g. can't, wouldn't. The apostrophe is used for omitted letters, e.g. rock 'n' roll, and for omitted numbers, e.g. the class of '72, the '20s. The...

Hi Davkett, Thank you for the interesting response. I've been thinking about it, and I have a few comments. I'm not familar with the site you quoted, and I don't know its credentials. I don't agree with what it baldly says about Singular Nouns (ending with -s) .... eg James' room or Chris...

Ooh. Well, actually, on second look, there are two rules that have been broken: aside from number agreement: "these", a plural demonstrative, modifying "one", a singular noun, there's the apostrophe faux pas: "one's". Your sentence should be: "These ones", without the apostrophe.

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