RE: Apostrophe
February 14, 2010 at 12:00 am
(This post was last modified: February 14, 2010 at 12:25 am by TruthWorthy.)
Yeah, a sort of bad example on my behalf.
I'm seeing double and boggles me.
I think if it's a title of an organisation it should be encapsulated:
"Pedants Association"
But it looks like a sentence with two proper nouns where Pedants are in possession:
Pedant's Association
It's kind of breaking my brain.
"To show ownership/possession:
. . . .
When the plural noun does not end in 's', it takes an apostrophe and an 's'.
eg. Woman's roles have changed the years.
Most plural nouns end in 's' and are followed by an apostrophe only.
eg. My parents' anniversary; Smiths' farm in Switzerland.
. . . .
You may omit the apostrophe in plural nouns ending in 's' when they are considered to be adjectival rather than possessive.
eg. It comes with a users manual; sign the visitors book."
McKenzie. (2004). 'Australian Handbook for Writers and Editors'
I'm seeing double and boggles me.
I think if it's a title of an organisation it should be encapsulated:
"Pedants Association"
But it looks like a sentence with two proper nouns where Pedants are in possession:
Pedant's Association
It's kind of breaking my brain.
"To show ownership/possession:
. . . .
When the plural noun does not end in 's', it takes an apostrophe and an 's'.
eg. Woman's roles have changed the years.
Most plural nouns end in 's' and are followed by an apostrophe only.
eg. My parents' anniversary; Smiths' farm in Switzerland.
. . . .
You may omit the apostrophe in plural nouns ending in 's' when they are considered to be adjectival rather than possessive.
eg. It comes with a users manual; sign the visitors book."
McKenzie. (2004). 'Australian Handbook for Writers and Editors'
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