Grammer question: - Help.com

Look here…..

www.mantex.co.uk/samples/apo.htm

And you spelt grammar wrong….lol.

yes it should.

Yes. Please use an apostrophe. This shows possession i.e. That the whistle belongs to the steamboat.

Here are a few examples to help you remember where the apostrophe is needed.

“Jacob’s shoes are very cool.” The shoes belong to Jacob (singular: one person).

“I found the dog’s old bone buried in the backyard.” The bone belongs to the dog (singular: a single dog).

“Look at all of the sailors’ boats!” The boats belong to the sailors (plural: there is more than one sailor).

“The children’s dresses were pink and frilly.” The dresses belong to the children, but since the word children is already plural without having to add an “s” at the end, this is an exception.

Just another twist to it all in case you aren’t confused enough. When showing possession with a plural proper noun that ends in an S already, there is no need to add an additional S, just an apostrophe.

“Do you see that new BMW over there? That’s Williams’ new car.” (Where Williams is a last name)

“You could also write: That’s the Williams’s new car.”

Both are correct.

mills wrote:
Here are a few examples to help you remember where the apostrophe is needed.

“Jacob’s shoes are very cool.” The shoes belong to Jacob (singular: one person).

“I found the dog’s old bone buried in the backyard.” The bone belongs to the dog (singular: a single dog).

“Look at all of the sailors’ boats!” The boats belong to the sailors (plural: there is more than one sailor).

“The children’s dresses were pink and frilly.” The dresses belong to the children, but since the word children is already plural without having to add an “s” at the end, this is an exception.

Actually, I think mills’s examples confuse the issue. (And yes, folks, when a name ends in an s, the correct grammatical usage is s’s.)

You don’t just use apostrophes to show possession with people (or dogs). Houses have fireplaces… and they are the houses’ fireplaces. A knife has a blade, and it is the knife’s blade. Cars have tires, and a car’s tires go round and round :) etc….