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TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE PUNCTUATION
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THE USE OF APOSTROPHE
Boeing 767’s
Reminders in the use of Apostrophe
“Nat’l”
“National” in case citations:
Reminders in the use of Apostrophe
6) Nouns that do not end with “s”
For example:
The case of my My client’s case
client/ the cases of My client’s cases (one client
my client. has more than one case)
Reminders in the use of Apostrophe
2) To designate possession or ownership by more than
one person, make the noun plural first. Then immediately
use the apostrophe. For example:
Singular possession or
ownership
Mercedes-Benz’ trademark
Mercedes-Benz’ trademarks
Plural possession or
ownership
The Joneses’ assets
Reminders in the use of Apostrophe
4) When a noun is formed by several words,
possession or ownership is designated with ’s at the
end of the word as in the example of plural possession
or ownership above.
For example:
• my mother-in-law’s stock portfolio
• the Commander-in-Chief’s mandate
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