Showing Possessions with Apostrophe

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

Showing Possessions with Apostrophe

1. Singular nouns without s ending attract apostrophe and s: Kunle’s bag, the boy’s wristwatch.
2. Singular nouns with s ending attract the apostrophe alone or apostrophe and an s: James’ bag ✅
   James’s bag ✅
3. Singular nouns with two S’s, usually withone at the middle and the other at the end (like Jesus and Moses) attract only the apostrophe:
   In Jesus’ name ✅
   In Jesus’s name ❌
   In Jesus name ❌
   …to be continued
   Dr GAB