Comments on: Apostrophes | Definition, Guide, Rules & Examples https://www.scribbr.com/language-rules/apostrophes/ The checkpoint for your thesis Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:32:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.2 By: Jack Caulfield https://www.scribbr.com/language-rules/apostrophes/#comment-317496 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:23:49 +0000 https://www.scribbr.nl/?p=77750#comment-317496 In reply to Which one is correct.

Either phrasing is correct in English, but the first one requires a possessive apostrophe: “The boat’s name is …” It’s generally more concise to use phrasings like this rather than “The name of the boat is …”, but there’s nothing grammatically wrong with the latter phrasing either.

]]> By: Which one is correct https://www.scribbr.com/language-rules/apostrophes/#comment-316074 Sun, 21 Feb 2021 06:47:20 +0000 https://www.scribbr.nl/?p=77750#comment-316074 The boats name is or
The name of the boat is

]]> By: Shona McCombes https://www.scribbr.com/language-rules/apostrophes/#comment-239162 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:11:20 +0000 https://www.scribbr.nl/?p=77750#comment-239162 In reply to Aisha.

Hi Aisha,

The correct version is 2: “Its members’ names.”

]]> By: Aisha https://www.scribbr.com/language-rules/apostrophes/#comment-226556 Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:43:38 +0000 https://www.scribbr.nl/?p=77750#comment-226556 Hi,
Which of the following is the right way to write
1. Its members names
Or
2. Its members’ names

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