Do you use apostrophe for plural proper nouns?

For apostrophes with possessive proper nouns, remember these three guidelines: If the noun is singular, add ‘s (Kansas’s). If the noun is plural but does not end in s, add ‘s (the Magi’s gifts). If the noun is plural and ends in s, add just an apostrophe (the Beatles’ greatest hits).

Do you add an apostrophe s to both names?

If two people possess the same item, put the apostrophe + s after the second name only. However, if one of the joint owners is written as a pronoun, you will need to use the possessive form for both. Correct: Laura and Steve’s home.

How do you pluralize a proper noun?

When a family name (a proper noun) is pluralized, we almost always simply add an “s.” So we go to visit the Smiths, the Kennedys, the Grays, etc. When a family name ends in s, x, ch, sh, or z, however, we form the plural by added -es, as in the Marches, the Joneses, the Maddoxes, the Bushes, the Rodriguezes.

How do you write the possessive of two names?

Where two or more people own one item together, place an apostrophe before an “s” only after the second-named person. For example: Incorrect: Bill’s and Mary’s car was a lemon, leading them to seek rescission of their contract under the state’s lemon law.

How do you make two names plural?

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.

Which is correct the Johnson’s or the Johnsons?

“The Johnsons” is the correct answer. “The Johnson’s” is a possessive form of the proper noun, as in the Johnson’s house, the Johnson’s blasé attitude towards telemarketers, The Johnson’s willingness to run from danger, etc. But of course it is possessive only for someone (or something) called “The Johnson”.

How do you pluralize family names?

How do you make a first name plural?

Rule: To show the plural of a name that ends with a ch, s, or z sound, add es. If a name ends in ch, but is pronounced with a hard k sound, its plural will require s, rather than es. Examples: The Sanchezes will be over soon.