For proper names like James, AP says, add an apostrophe only: He borrowed James' car. For generics like boss, add an apostrophe plus S: He borrowed the boss's car. But there's an exception: When the word that follows begins with an S, use an apostrophe only. Hence: the boss' sister.
Explanation: Plural words which do not end in the letter 's' have the apostrophe before the 's' when showing possession. Example: She is the children's writer; she is the people's princess. Example words: James, Wales, Paris and Dickens. Commentary: both James' birthday and James's birthday are grammatically correct.
Jameses is the plural form of James.
It is used if you are talking about more than one James. Usually when nouns end in S we add -es to pluralize them.
Both James' and James's are grammatically correct.
Certain academic writing styles prefer one version over the other, but it doesn't matter which one you use in your regular, written English.
(Short version, both James' and James's can be considered correct). For possessive plurals of names ending in S, you first have to form the plural. Like any noun ending in S, the plural adds -ES, so one James, two Jameses. For possessive, just add an apostrophe: Jameses'.
To form the possessive of a noun that ends in S, AP style has separate rules for proper names and generic nouns. For proper names like James, AP says, add an apostrophe only: He borrowed James' car. For generics like boss, add an apostrophe plus S: He borrowed the boss's car.
Turns out, The AP Stylebook has always called for the opposite: only an apostrophe after a proper name that ends in the letter S. So not only would you write “Moses' wife,” “Achilles' heel,” and “Jesus' disciples,” you would also write “Chris' birthday” and “Jane Strauss' house.”
When making your last name plural, you don't need to add an apostrophe! The apostrophe makes the name possessive. The last letter of your last name will determine if you add an “-s” or an “-es”. If your last name ends in -s, -z, -ch, -sh, or -x, you add -es to your last name to make it plural.
To show possession using an apostrophe, add 's for individuals (“Smith's car”) and just the apostrophe after the s for plurals (“the Smiths' car,” “the Martinezes' dog”). By convention, names from classical mythology and the Bible ending in s show possession with the apostrophe only (“Jesus' teachings”).
Rule: To form the plural of a last name that ends with an s, add an es. To form the possessive of the plural, add an apostrophe. The Dennises are a nice family.
You're going to want to add the letters –es to your last name to make it plural. In other words, Jane Gomez and Lydia Gomez becomes the Gomezes. Jim Felix and his wife and kids becomes the Felixes.
Here are some tips for making surnames plural and possessive. To make most surnames plural, add an “s.” • The Smiths went to the Halloween party dressed as dice. That means more than one Smith went to the party. Where the surname ends in s, x, ch, sh, or z, add “es” to make the name plural.
If you want to address the envelope to the entire household of Jameses, it's the regular plural for words ending in S, like bus/buses: you add ES, and it's “The Jameses.” NOT: The James', which makes no sense. NOT: The Jameses'; see The Sampsons', above. NOT: The Jamesses.
The Associated Press Stylebook says the correct way to write the possessive case of Chris is Chris', not Chris's. Other style guides, including the Chicago Manual of Style, say Chris's is correct. If there isn't a specific guidebook you need to follow, you can use either Chris' or Chris's.
The Associated Press Stylebook recommends just an apostrophe: It's Tennessee Williams' best play. But most other authorities endorse 's: Williams's. Williams's means “belonging to Williams.” It is not the plural form of Williams. People's names become plural the way most other words do.
Originally Answered: Which is the correct form for plurals, "James' pen" or "James's pen”? The modern and correct handiwork is apostrophe-S for all proper nouns (names) regardless of their endings — James's pen.
Remember: the only time you add an apostrophe to a last name is if you are making your last name possessive. For example, "That is the Gamels' house on the corner." Thanks for reading! *STEVE GAMEL is the Owner/President of Edit This, a writing and editing services company located in Denton, TX.
Only use an apostrophe when you want to make a name possessive. ("From The Smith's" is always wrong, but "The party is at the Smiths' house" is correct.)
The important thing to remember is that Thomas is singular. When you're talking about more than one, you first form that plural by adding -ES. One Thomas, two Thomases. Then, to note that something is owned by more than one Thomas, just take the plural and make it possessive: Thomases'.
For your last name, it ends in 's,' so just add the 'es': “Merry Christmas from the Mayses” or “Merry Christmas from the Humphreyses.” (Again, if you don't like how that looks or sounds, just say, “Merry Christmas from the Humphreys Family.”
The plural of Jones is Joneses, ‐es being added as an indicator of the plurality of a word of which the singular form ends in s, as in dresses or messes. The apposition of the much misused apostrophe to the word Jones does not pluralize it.
Although autocorrect likes to insert an apostrophe-s when you type an s or es to make your noun plural, it is incorrect and you should go back and correct it: the Rodriguezes.
The apostrophe has three uses: 1) to form possessive nouns; 2) to show the omission of letters; and 3) to indicate plurals of letters, numbers, and symbols. Do not use apostrophes to form possessive pronouns (i.e. his/her computer) or noun plurals that are not possessives.
According to Grammarbook.com, the nerds of the world will argue heatedly on the subject for eternity, but the most roundly accepted rule is to include the apostrophe, along with an extra “S.” (Davis's rather than Davis').
Most experts and guides say you should add an apostrophe and an S to both proper and common nouns to make them possessive even when they end in S. So, using the examples above, it would be: Chris's car. the crocus's petals.