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bt wotice that an apostrophe is not used in aeetival constructions
such aster me a
Use an apostrophe alone after singular nouns endinginan orasound
«and combined with sakez
Targa’ sake
Note thatsor fines’ sake isa pur ana so hasthe apostrphe afte she
Do pot use an apostrophe in the possessive pronouns hers 1a
“ie of yours thesis the king of ten
Distinguish is(a posses
Inaction for its" o¢ i as
sing voit) fomir’s(a come
pike thecalidinigr a ben
In corapounds and of phrases. use “water the last noms whew it is
singular
ny sslerinlass car the King of Spins daughter
but ase the apostzo last nown when its plus
the King ot the Netherhils appeal Tranmere Rane he
A double possessive. making use of bothafndl an apostrophe, may be
Used With nouns aad pronouns geatiag to people ne with pessoal
aspeeshot Chorals that neklae of hors
Incertain contexts the double possessive claiiesthe meaning of thea
compare pie uf Mary ith ap
ith, nouns relerring 0 an org
af Mars" The double poe
sessive is tot usa
inssitution
Altiond of sheTa Callery a window af the
Use'safler the fas ofa set of Hinks nouns where the nouns areaeting
Liddalland SooesCie Flic Eestion
sumont and Fletchers cams
Fut repeat "after each noun in the set wh
separately
fe the nouns are aeting
Jolson an Webster’ exiograply
Shakespear’ and laos comasspuxcruation n
Aaa ndlicates residences and paces of business
Inthe namesof large businesses endings that er orginally possessive
fare now ofven acceptably witty ith mo apostrophe, as i they were
plurals: Haran Ci
‘company of iostitution is a eompounk for example Ba
Ciizens Advice Baa
however, or example Zsa Mae's
‘consistensly upped style without ch
5. This isthe case eten wien the name of the
ns Bak
Other institutions retain the apostephe,
sad editors sho not lt
ing wit the author
Au apossropheand_are generally usod with personal names eling in
an x07 som:
Charks’s Thomas Man’
fr done i
bt an apostropte alone may’ bo used is eases where an additional
would cause dificulty in proaunsiation, sspically ater longer nates
that are not accented on the lst or ponuitimae sable
Nicholas Nichols Lon! Willams’ Sto
Jesus's the usual noncttursical use Fests isan avvapted achasm,
istradiional to usean apostrophe lone aiterslassical names ending
[euipiles’Heroomms’ Mars) Fragman’
This sip should he follow for longer nantes: with short manses the
alternative Zeus for instanes ispormissbls, When classical namesace
the
in sciomiic or other eonteststhsir passesives generally require
iklitonal
Mary spear
be
Mars gait owe
Use” ater French nameseneing in silent