Apostrophe s ('s) 的問題

anthony

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？

zubat

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"

夢幻蔚藍

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...