Comments on: Michelle's 30-Second Guide to the Apostrophe

By: Aqua Vita Creative | Michelle’s 30-Second Guide to Possessives

Aqua Vita Creative | Michelle’s 30-Second Guide to Possessives — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:16:55 +0000

[...] time we discussed the ever-elusive apostrophe, I kept it short and sweet, touching on the most common rules that we run in to while writing. [...]

By: Michelle Pierce

Michelle Pierce — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:27:06 +0000

For plural possessives that end in “s,” like your example, the apostrophe goes at the end of the word, e.g. “my friends’ books.”

If it’s a plural possessive that does not end in “s,” then you would put the apostrophe before the “s,” e.g., “men’s clothing, women’s shoes, children’s toys.”

By: se@n

se@n — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:00:23 +0000

i have a question! what if it’s a plural possessive? like ‘parents’ is already plural? would you use an apostrophe then?

i.e. “my parents’ car broke down.” ?

thanks!