How do you pluralize a family name?
The plurals of last names are just like the plurals of most nouns. They typically get formed by adding -s. Except, that is, if the name already ends in s or z. Then the plural is formed by adding -es.
How do you pluralize a family name that ends in s?
If the name ends in s, z, ch, or sh, you need to add es. That means the Davis family becomes the Davises, the French family becomes the Frenches, the Hernandez family becomes the Hernandezes, and the Glaves family becomes the Glaveses.
How do you make the name Harris possessive?
Possessives of names ending in s. To form the possessive of a name ending in s (like Charles, James, Chris, or Harris), add either an apostrophe and an s or just the apostrophe. Both styles are acceptable in formal writing. We borrowed Charles’s boat, James’s house, and Harris’s car for our vacation.
Do you put an apostrophe S after a family name?
Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide 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”). If a family name ends with an s or z, you can choose to use just the apostrophe (“the Williams’ dog”) or ‘s (“the Williams’s dog”).
Is it Davis’s or Davis?
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’).
Is it the Smiths or the Smith’s?
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.) This gets tricky if the last name ends in the letter “s.” To make a last name that ends in “s” plural, add “es” (so Reeves becomes Reeveses).
Is it Jess or Jess’s?
Thus “Joe’s bike” and “Jess’s bike” are both correct but “Jess’ bike” is incorrect. The incorrect form comes from a misinterpretation of another rule, which is that the possessive of every plural (not singular) noun that ends in an “s” is formed by a simple apostrophe.
Is it Markus or Markus’s?
Both are correct, although “s’s” is preferred. “Marcus’s” would be a singular possessive, not a plural. “Marcuses” is plural but not possessive.
Is it Alex or Alex’s?
Use the regular apostrophe s: “Alex’s” is correct. Any name whose last syllable is pronounced with a long eez sound should have just the apostrophe, whereas others have apostrophe s.
How do you write the name Alexis possessive?
According to the Chicago Manual of Style (which folks in my profession refer to as the Bible of Book Publishing), the rule is the same as any other singular possessive. You write her name with possession just like you say it: Alexis’s. (Yes, I know it looks funny to those of us who aren’t editors.)