Table of Contents
- 1 What is the plural of Steve?
- 2 What is the plural possessive of Charles?
- 3 What is the plural of Harry?
- 4 What is the plural of Murphy?
- 5 Is it Evans or Evans’s?
- 6 What is plural for James?
- 7 What’s the singular of mice?
- 8 Where does the last name Carlos come from?
- 9 When do you use an apostrophe in the word Carlos?
- 10 Which is the correct pronunciation Carlos’s or Jesus’s?
What is the plural of Steve?
Noun. steve (plural steves)
What is the plural possessive of Charles?
So in summary: Traditionally, the possessive of Charles is Charles’s, pronounced “Charlz-uhz.” According to the new rules, the possessive of Charles is Charles’, which can be pronounced either “Charlz” or “Charlz-uhz.”
What is the plural of Thomas?
Thomases
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’.
What is the plural of Harry?
The plural form of harry is harries.
What is the plural of Murphy?
therefore, if it’s a consonant before the ‘y’ then the plural form will always end in ‘ies’. it’s exactly the same for proper nouns: it’s one kennedy and two kennedies. one murphy, two murphies and so on simply because the letter before the final ‘y’ is a consonant in both cases.
How do you make the name Carlos possessive?
Some people just prefer Carlos’ to avoid the 2 s back to back. In the above examples, the possessive is made by adding an apostrophe plus an s to the word that possesses. However, if the word already ends in s, whether plural or not, it is acceptable to add an apostrophe only.
Is it Evans or Evans’s?
Per the MLA style guide, the proper way to create a possessive of ANY singular noun (even one ending in -s) is to add ‘s. So that includes names like Jones or Evans, which should be written “Jones’s” or “Evans’s”.
What is plural for James?
The plural of James is Jameses and plural possession is denoted by s’ so it should be this is the Jameses’ book.
Which is correct mice’s or mices?
Therefore, the plural possessive form of ‘mouse’ is ‘mice’s’. Note: When a singular noun already ends with an ‘s’, we add only an apostrophe at its end and not an additional ‘s’.
What’s the singular of mice?
Examples
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| mouse | mice |
| goose | geese |
| half | halves |
| knife | knives |
Where does the last name Carlos come from?
From Spanish Carlos and Portuguese Carlos. Doublet of Charles. Proper noun . Carlos. A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Charles; Related terms . Carlo; Carl; Etymology 2 Proper noun . Carlos. plural of Carlo; Anagrams . Claros, carols, claros, corals
Why do people say Carlos instead of Carlos?
Some people just prefer Carlos’ to avoid the 2 s back to back. Some writers become confused when they must make a possessive of singular nouns that already end in s.
When do you use an apostrophe in the word Carlos?
English term or phrase: Carlos’ or Carlos’s This is a grammatical question. when you have a person’s name that ends with an “s”, do you add the apostrophe or apostrophe “s”. For example: Would it be Carlos’ or Carlos’s Cyrus’ or Cyrus’s Thanks for all your help!
Which is the correct pronunciation Carlos’s or Jesus’s?
Yes, the pronunciation is the same. I’m pretty sure Strunk and White say the first is correct. In any case, you’re not looking at Isis’s or Jesus’s so omitting the final syllable doesn’t seem necessary for euphony. I always write the form: Carlos’s, Prince Charles’s, Jesus’s. When I speak, I always end the word with /ɪz /.