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Comma Sense: A Fundamental Guide to Punctuation QUOTES

Comma Sense: A Fundamental Guide to Punctuation QUOTES

1 " The Apostrophe To grant possession to a singular noun, simply add an apostrophe and s: The student’s love of punctuation is boundless. If a plural noun that already ends in s needs to become possessive, slap a single apostrophe on the end of that word: "

― Richard Lederer , Comma Sense: A Fundamental Guide to Punctuation

2 " The students’ love of punctuation is boundless. To form the possessive of plural nouns that don’t end in s, add an apostrophe and s: The men’s love of punctuation is boundless. If two or more people possess the same thing, you need only put the apostrophe after the last one of the two mentioned: Len and Barry’s seminar teaches a love of punctuation. if two people own items individually, you must show your respect by giving them each an ’s: Len’s and Barry’s wives love punctuation. The possessive form of it is spelled its: The level of a civilization is measured by the precision of its punctuation. "

― Richard Lederer , Comma Sense: A Fundamental Guide to Punctuation