Apostrophe

Information

Use a straight single quote (') and not a smart quote (’) or back quote (`). Do not use two apostrophes in place of a quotation mark. To avoid the use of smart quotes in Google Docs, go to Tools > Preferences and uncheck the "Use smart quotes" checkbox.

To show possession for words ending in s (plural or otherwise), add the apostrophe to the end of the word.

Examples

• Correct: Jesus', the class' noise, the classes' books

• Incorrect: Jesus's, the class's noise, the classes's books

See also

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