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Sī OR SīS??



kiaras
Mexico

Sī OR SīS??
 
WackoDEAR FRIENDS:  I NEED YOUR HELP!  CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE RULES ARE FOR THE Sī WHEN A GIVEN NAME ENDS IN S AS IN CHARLES, PLEASE?  IS IT CHARLESīCAR OR CHARLESīS CAR?  I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN ADVANCE, THANKS! MARY

25 Sep 2010      





anitarobi
Croatia

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25 Sep 2010     



yanogator
United States

The "rules" vary from person to person. I prefer the simplest rule, which is the same for names as for other words:
 
All singular nouns (and names) add īs to form the possessive
 
the book īs cover
the glass īs rim
Charles īs book
 
For plurals, use ī if the word ends in s, or īs otherwise
 
the books ī covers
the children īs books
the Smiths ī house  (NOT the Smith īs house, as many people in the US would write)
 
These are not the only "correct" rules, but they are the simplest, so I recommend them.
 
Bruce

25 Sep 2010     



Mar0919
Mexico

I would have to differ with the words or names that end in "s".... for words ending in "S" the rule says to add "ES"....
 
glass - glasses
bus - busses
 
for NAMES... I would go with:
 
This is sweater of Charles - This is Charles ī sweater...

25 Sep 2010     



lizsantiago
Puerto Rico

both ways are accepted you can either say charles ī book or charles īs book.

25 Sep 2010     



kiaras
Mexico

THANKS A LOT, SWEETHEARTS! THAT WAS VERY ENLIGHTNING! HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!    MAR: BE CAREFUL WITH THE COMMENTS YOU MAKE! THANK YOU, ANYWAY!

25 Sep 2010     



ascincoquinas
Portugal

HELLO, DEAR KIARAS!

 
I īVE JUST UPLOADED A WORKSHEET ABOUT THIS TOPIC TODAY.... THE RULES ARE VERY CLEAR ALONG WITH SOME EXERCISES.
 
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
 
ASCINCOQUINAS.

25 Sep 2010     



Mar0919
Mexico

Be careful? Why? I was just expressing my opinion from what I was taught. I learned English in the U.S, as I grew up and did all my schooling there, (in a regular school, not language institute) But obviously it is very valid to have different opinions and we might use grammar a bit differently depending on where we learned, live, etc.

I have seen many different topics in many wonderful worksheets here that have different points of view, thus all are valuable.
 
Have a great weekend, everybody!!!
 
Mar

25 Sep 2010     



libertybelle
United States

The main rule I was taught, was that if a name or a plural word ends in S - the apostrophe comes after the S.  - Charles ī book -
but St. James īs Park in London is spelled James īs.
That could be a left-over from olden times - but most often the apostrophe comes after the S if the word or name ends in S.

The Jones ī house.

25 Sep 2010     



lizsantiago
Puerto Rico

I FOUND THIS
RULE ONE: Most words simply get apostrophe S ( īs).
      EXAMPLES:
      the box belonging to Steve -> Steve īs box
      the bedroom of the child -> the child īs bedroom
  YOUR TURN: Type in the correct word for each blank.
the house belonging to Julie ->
 1. That is   house.
the name of the cat ->
 2. My  name is Maggie.
the car belonging to my friend ->
 3. My  car is blue.
the newspaper from yesterday ->
 4. Did you read   newspaper?

 RULE TWO: Plural nouns ending in S simply get an apostrophe (s ī).
      EXAMPLES:
      the box belonging to the girls -> the girls ī box
      the bedroom of the kids -> the kids ī bedroom
  YOUR TURN: Type in the correct word for each blank.
the restroom for ladies ->
 5. Where is the   restroom?
the cars belonging to my friends ->
 6. I saw my  cars in the parking lot.
the tests taken by the students ->
 7. The teacher will return the tests after lunch.

 RULE THREE: For irregular plurals (not ending in S), add apostrophe S ( īs).
         EXAMPLES:
         the coats of the women -> the women īs coats
         the jackets of the children -> the children īs jackets
  YOUR TURN: Type in the correct word for each blank.
the restroom for men ->
 8. Where is the   restroom?
the choice of the people ->
 9. Vote for this candidate. He is the choice.
the tracks of the geese ->
 10. It was easy to follow the tracks in the snow.

 RULE FOUR: For names ending in S, add apostrophe S ( īs).
         EXAMPLES:
         the cat belonging to Charles -> Charles īs cat
         the jacket of the Phyllis -> Phyllis īs jackets
  YOUR TURN: Type in the correct word for each blank.
the house belonging to Mr. Janus ->
 11. Where is house?
the shoes belonging to Curtis ->
 12. Those are shoes.
the sister of Ross ->
 13. Monica is sister.

 ALTERNATE RULE FOUR: For names ending in S, simply add an apostrophe (s ī).
         EXAMPLES:
         the cat belonging to Charles -> Charles ī cat
         the jacket of the Phyllis -> Phyllis ī jackets
  YOUR TURN: Type in the correct word for each blank.
the book belonging to Ulysses ->
 14. That is book.
the desk belonging to Doris ->
 15. I sit next to desk.
the mother of Francis ->
 16. Do you know where mother lives?

25 Sep 2010