Homework Help: English

Posted by Jess on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 2:07pm.

for the name Odysseus, if i want to add an s at the end do i have to write apostrophe before or after the s?
Odysseus's family
or
Odysseus' family

English - Writeacher, Friday, May 13, 2011 at 2:34pm
The first one is better, yes.
English - Jess, Friday, May 13, 2011 at 2:47pm
Yes thats what i originally thought but my English teacher wrote this on my paper:

If you were to need one you would write it like “Odysseus’”. When the word ends in an “s” you simply place the apostrophe after the ending “s”.
English - Writeacher, Friday, May 13, 2011 at 3:49pm
No, I'd put 's.

I'd also put 's on any name or singular noun that ends with -s.

James - James's
Charles - Charles's
Jan Jones - Jan Jones's
etc.

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