Singular Possessive The possessive is formed in singular nouns by adding “-'s” to the end of the word, regardless of whether it ends in an “s” or not.

Singular possessive—To indicate possession in a singular noun, an apostrophe followed by an “s” is added. For singular nouns ending in “s,” either.

18 окт. 2024 г. · The singular possessive form, author's, indicates that something belongs to one author. You can show ownership or association with this form.

16 апр. 2016 г. · If you must use the author's names in the possessive, then only the second author's name takes an apostrophe (ie, you're treating the two names as one unit).

6 нояб. 2024 г. · For most singular nouns, both common and proper, the possessive case is formed by adding 's to the end of the word. That tree's colors are ...

28 апр. 2022 г. · The singular possessive is author's. The plural possessive is authors'.

An apostrophe is used in a possessive form, like Esther's family or Janet's cigarettes, and this is the use of the apostrophe which causes most of the trouble.

To form the singular possessive case of a noun, add an apostrophe “s” to the end of the noun. Both common and proper nouns follow the same principle.

In this post I'll explain why the apostrophe is used to form the singular possessive. Its use with plurals will have to wait for another post.

17 февр. 2005 г. · According to Macmillan, to make a singular proper noun ending in -s or -z possessive, you may always add -'s. If the proper noun ends in -s or - ...