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Title: Whose car is it?
Shermaine asked: We all know that '"This is June's yellow car." What about Gladys? "This is Gladys's yellow car" or "This is Gladys' yellow car"?
Reply to Shermaine:
Hi there Shermaine! This matter of where to place the apostrophe can get kind of confusing. Generally, it's really a matter of style for I'd say by now there isn't any real correct or wrong way to do this. If you want to not include the 's' then be consistent and vice versa.
My Thoughts:
After reading this, I'm not too convinced. Is it really a matter of style or is there a fixed rule to follow? I always thought it should be "This is Gladys' yellow car."
So is it: "This is Ellis's book." or "This is Ellis' book." ?
What do you think? Please enlighten me. =) Thanks.
Regards,
ellis
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Hi, Ellis
Yes, strictly speaking it is "Gladys's car" and "Ellis's book".
As a rule you add 's even to names ending in s, especially when you pronounce it with an additional syllable, like "Gladyses" and "Ellises".
Stomp wasn't wrong to say it depends on style -- different publishers have different "house styles", that is, different approaches to certain things.
The MOE EL syllabus, I believe, allows either practice. Whichever you choose, use it consistently. But do remember that "Gladys's" and "Ellis's" are actually the more correct!
Best,
Ludwig
Great!
My doubt is cleared =)
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