# 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.&#x20;

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

{% content-ref url="../contractions" %}
[contractions](../contractions)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../date-and-time/date" %}
[date](../date-and-time/date)
{% endcontent-ref %}
