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Plural and possessive of proper names ending in "S".
1. My family as a whole should be called:
a. The Lewises b. The Lewis' c. The Lewis d. other (specify) 2. My family's house should be called: a. The Lewis's house b. The Lewises' house c. The Lewis' house d. other (specify) 3. My car should be called: a. Ben Lewis' car b. Ben Lewis's car c. Ben Lewises' car d. other (specify) Discuss
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07-30-2016, 01:24 PM | #2 |
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I think the correct answers are
Lewises(B is def wrong) Lewis' house(possibly all are correct?) Ben Lewis' car (c is def wrong) But this sort of thing always makes me struggle so I'd end up typing "the car belonging to Ben Lewis" instead of "Ben Lewis' car." |
07-30-2016, 02:17 PM | #3 |
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Heh. I don't think I get as convoluted as "The car belonging to Ben Lewis," but I've definitely written things like "the Lewis family will be happy to host the meeting" to avoid this issue entirely.
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1) a.
2) e. Party Central 3) d. The Patriotmobile Last edited by SackAttack : 07-30-2016 at 03:06 PM. |
07-30-2016, 03:13 PM | #5 |
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1. The Lewises
2. To preserve the consistency of the structure, and to make the plural clear (a distinction that is lost in A and C), the Lewises' house. 3. A or B are acceptable, though I'm in personal favor of A because it's cleaner on the page.
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07-30-2016, 05:46 PM | #6 |
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I'd go...
1. A 2. C 3. A |
07-30-2016, 07:29 PM | #7 |
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A. C. A. Pretty sure about the bottom ones as I remember looking those up before to teach. A makes sense for me for the first one. There's no possessive needed there.
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07-30-2016, 07:47 PM | #8 |
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Go for a bit of Roman class and refer to your family as the Lewii. Otherwise, I'd say A.C.A. too.
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07-31-2016, 11:55 AM | #9 |
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I was under the impression that if it was a proper name (or any proper noun) that ended in s, the possessive was just 's. So in your case, Lewis's.
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07-31-2016, 06:27 PM | #10 |
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C'mon, you shouldn't need to ask about this one.
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A
B A
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08-03-2016, 12:47 PM | #13 |
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ABB is my inclination speaking as someone with ss at the end of my last name.
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08-03-2016, 01:37 PM | #14 |
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1. My family as a whole should be called:
a. The Lewises b. The Lewis' c. The Lewis d. other (specify) A is correct here. Only acceptable answer. 2. My family's house should be called: a. The Lewis's house b. The Lewises' house c. The Lewis' house d. other (specify) B is correct here when talking about the whole family. 3. My car should be called: a. Ben Lewis' car b. Ben Lewis's car c. Ben Lewises' car d. other (specify) My strong preference here is B, though you will see some books say A is also acceptable. |
08-03-2016, 05:19 PM | #15 |
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+1 on A,B,B>A
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08-04-2016, 07:41 AM | #16 |
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+2 on ABBA as well. #TakeAChanceOnMe #TakeAChanceTakeAChanceTakeAChickaChanChance
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