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English Tip of the Week
Apostrophes with Names Ending in s, ch, or z
Are you confused about how to show the plural and the possessive of certain names? Maybe you know to write I met the Smiths, I drove Brenda Smith's Ferrari, and I visited the Smiths' house. But what if the name is Sanchez or Church or Williams?
Rule: To show the plural of a name that ends in s, ch, or z, add es.
Examples:
The Sanchezes will be over soon.
The Thomases moved away.
Rule: To show singular possession of a name ending in s, ch, or z, use the apostrophe and another s.
Examples: Bill Williams's car
Harry Birch's house
Mrs. Sanchez's children
Rule: To show plural possession of a name ending in s, ch, or z, form the plural first; then immediately use the apostrophe.
Examples: the Williamses' car
the Birches' house
the Sanchezes' children
Pop Quiz
The original proper noun is in parentheses. The answers are at the bottom of the newsletter.
- I'm going to marry Ms. Straus'/Strauses'/Straus's daughter. (Straus)
- The Ortiz'/Ortizes'/Ortiz's dog bit the mailman. (Ortiz)
- My son can't seem to get enough of Sandi Finches/Finches'/Finch's fried chicken. (Finch)
- The Ames/Amess/Ameses are coming home from vacation tomorrow. (Ames)
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Wordplay
Choose the correct spelling for the following words. This is Part 7 of a multi-part series that will cover 25 of the English language's most commonly misspelled words. Answers are at the bottom of the newsletter. Thanks to Hu O. for sending these in.
A.
- occurrence
- occurrance
- occurence
- occurance
B.
- perserverance
- persaverence
- perserverence
- perseverance
C.
- prerogative
- perogative
- perogitive
- prerogitive
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Answers to Pop Quiz
- I'm going to marry Ms. Straus'/Strauses'/Straus's daughter.
- The Ortiz'/Ortizes'/Ortiz's dog bit the mailman.
- My son can't seem to get enough of Sandi Finches/Finches'/Finch's fried chicken.
- The Ames/Amess/Ameses are coming home from vacation tomorrow.
Answers to Word Play
Correct answers are in bold.
A.
- occurrence
- occurrance
- occurence
- occurance
B.
- perserverance
- persaverence
- perserverence
- perseverance
C.
- prerogative
- perogative
- perogitive
- prerogitive
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