Apostrophe After The S

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 Generally, if the noun is singular, the
apostrophe goes before the s. The witch's broom.
If the noun is plural, the apostrophe goes after
the s: The witches' brooms. ... An apostrophe is
also used to form some plurals, especially the
plural of letters and digits.
Apostrophe after the letter S

Rule 1: When a plural

noun ends in s, place an
apostrophe after the s to
show possession.
 Example 1: Sam and Mary Johnson live in a
large house with their two daughters Rachel and
Jenna Johnson; the Johnsons’ large house is near
here.
 (Here, the singular proper noun “Johnson” has an s
added at the end, so that it becomes the plural word
“Johnsons” and describes multiple people with the
family name Johnson. When referring to the house that
belongs to the Johnsons, this plural family name gets a
possessive apostrophe added to the s, so that it
becomes Johnsons’.)
 Example 2: Many elephants marched by
in the rain, and the elephants’ footprints
made deep impressions in the mud.
 (The plural noun “elephants” has an
apostrophe added at the very end to show that
the footprints were made by the elephants.
Because the elephants created the footprints, the
elephants’ footprints belong to the animals, in a
sense.)
 Rule 2: When a singular noun ends in s, you can
make is possessive by putting the apostrophe after
the s, but you don’t have to. It’s also possible to
make a singular noun with an s-ending possessive by
adding an apostrophe and another s at the end, as
seen above in Rule 1 for apostrophes before the
letter s.
 The important thing is to be consistent. When
you write, either always place the apostrophe
after the s, or always add apostrophe+s.
 Example 2: Rabies is a terrible disease; rabies’
symptoms include fever and an inability to swallow
water.
(Here, “rabies” is the name of a disease, so it’s an
uncountable noun and can’t have a plural form.
Nonetheless, because it ends in s, it can be made
possessive by putting an apostrophe at the very end of the
word.)
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