james'. We don't write 's' after the apostrophe, but we pronounce it as well as the one before the apostrophe. It is practically the same in pronunciation as "James is".
James' pencil---The correct answer is James's pencil.Apostrophe s for singular possessives, s apostrophe for plural possessives.
A contraction uses an apostrophe.They will come soon. They'll come soon.
If it is required, the apostrophe would come after the Z but before the S. "This is Mr. Buzz's stinger!"
An apostrophe used after the letter S at the end of the word generally means it is a plural possessive, such as "cats' meow" which is basically referring the meow to all of the cats (plural).Sometimes, however, some words will end in an S without being a plural, such as names, but the apostrophe still indicates that it is possessive. For example "James' notebook" which is saying that the notebook belongs to a singular James.
james'. We don't write 's' after the apostrophe, but we pronounce it as well as the one before the apostrophe. It is practically the same in pronunciation as "James is".
The correct form is to add an apostrophe S (James's). However, various styles may use the apostrophe-only convention.
As James is a singular noun, the correct way to make James possessive is to add an apostrophe and 's': James'sHowever, James' is also acceptable.For plural nouns, only an apostrophe is added.Example: The cars' engine is no longer working.
The contraction form of this simple sentence is "James hasn't." The apostrophe shows that the letter O is missing. A common mistake in forming contractions it thinking the apostrophe is there to show where the two words are run together. Instead, the apostrophe replaces any missing letters.
There are two accepted forms for possessive singular nouns ending in s:Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word: James' scoresAdd an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: James's scores
James' pencil---The correct answer is James's pencil.Apostrophe s for singular possessives, s apostrophe for plural possessives.
A contraction uses an apostrophe.They will come soon. They'll come soon.
Both are correct. There are two accepted forms for possessive singular nouns ending in s:Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word: James'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: James'sExamples:We're going to James' birthday party.We're going to James's birthday party.'
Possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe and the letter 's to the noun (e.g., the dog's ball). However, if the noun is plural and already ends in s, you just add an apostrophe (e.g., the dogs' ball). In the case of singular nouns ending in s, you can choose to add 's or just an apostrophe (e.g., James's car or James' car).
If you are showing possession, then you use an apostrophe and an s at the end of the name...unless the name ends with an s. In that case, you only add the apostrophe. example: Tom's brother is James. James' brother is Tom.
If it is required, the apostrophe would come after the Z but before the S. "This is Mr. Buzz's stinger!"
Use an apostrophe to signify either a contraction of two words don't = do not or to signify possession cat's tail boys' soccer ball James's son