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Apostrophe s ('s) 的問題

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發表於 9/2/2006 01:11 PM | 只看該作者 回帖獎勵 |正序瀏覽 |閱讀模式
請問當一些以 s 字母結尾的英文名字如要加上 apostrophe s 變成 possessive ﹙所有格﹚,以下哪一個寫法才正確?
1‧This is James' pen.
2‧This is James's pen.

其實以上兩個寫法我都在書本上見過,但不知道哪個才對。還有,當要讀這一類的字時,應該怎樣發音?
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發表於 27/2/2006 02:35 AM | 只看該作者
1 is already correct. I am not sure whether 2 is correct, but I think it is also acceptable.

<<No... Obviously, the first one is wrong.. the second one is correct instead...

1. Normally.."'s" is usually combined withsingleunity..
For example... Mother'slove...  Father'scompany

2. Except thepronouns..
For example :Hispen... nothe'spen...
(The occasion only includes the subject followed by anoun.. not anadjective.. The wrong phrase as well....)

3. Forpluralunity... we just put "'" behind them...
For example : My friends'meeting... The dogs'house...

4. But, except a special wordmeaning plural already.. put "'s" behind them..
For example : The men'stoliet... (The male toliet ismore prefered...)
The police women'schanging room....

5. Sometimes a word ended with "es", but it doesn't act as asingle....
Compare with the rule ofnumber three....
For example : Families'reunions (plural).... Family'sreunion (single)...
(Family reunion is common... unless the object which'sspecificly described..)
But remember not to mix up with the followings :

glass's(single) ; glasses'(plural)

In conclusion... your example belongs to the rule ofnumber one...
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發表於 9/2/2006 07:14 PM | 只看該作者
1 is already correct. I am not sure whether 2 is correct, but I think it is also acceptable.

When you pronounce 1, you just need to pronounce like "James".
When you pronounce 2, you should pronounce like "James'es"
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