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heeelp with possessive nouns



mmorales
Costa Rica

heeelp with possessive nouns
 
Hi dear colleagues!!
Which is the correct way to write possessives nouns?
I mean with last names which is the correct way to write the possessive form?
The Smiths�   or the Smiths�s?

28 Mar 2011      





yanogator
United States

Hi,
Here are the forms for singular, singular possessive, plural and plural possessive family names.
 
Singular:
Tom Taylor                   Ed Smith                   Jim Jones
 
Singular Possessive:
Tom Taylor �s house      Ed Smith �s house     Jim Jones �s house
 
Plural:
The Taylors                   The Smiths               The Joneses
 
Plural Possessive:
The Taylors � house        The Smiths � house   The Joneses � house
 
Tom Taylor lives in Tom Taylor �s house.
The Taylors live in the Taylors � house.
 
Jim Jones lives in Jim Jones �s house.
The Joneses live in the Joneses � house.
 
I hope this helps you. People try to make it much more complicated, but this is it.
 
Bruce

28 Mar 2011     



mmorales
Costa Rica

Wow you are so kind! Thank you very much! Know I understand it!!Thumbs Up

28 Mar 2011     



libertybelle
United States

If a name ends with an S - like "Jones".
You can either write
The Jones � house
or
The Jones �s house.

28 Mar 2011     



mmorales
Costa Rica

Thanks for your help!!

28 Mar 2011