Question

How do you show that a girl named Suz has lots of flowers using the possessive "s"? Is it "Suz' flowers." or "Suz's flowers."?

Answer 1

The correct form is `"Suz's flowers"`.

Explanation:

To figure out how to use possessive apostrophes, you need to know a little bit about your word. First ask if it's singular or plural. If it's plural, there are two more questions you need to ask: whether it ends in an `s` or not.

Here's a little chart with examples:

1. Is it singular? (Is there only one of it?)
`rarr` The correct form is `"'s"`

EXAMPLES:
That is the dog`color(red)"'s"` bone .
Rachel`color(red)"'s"` car was stolen.
The company`color(red)"'s"` billing statements were sent out late.
The book`color(red)"'s"` pages were crinkled and torn.

2. Is it plural? (Is there more than one?)

• Does it end in `s`?
  `rarr` The correct form is just an apostrophe after the word:

EXAMPLES:
The animals`color(blue)"'"` feed was changed last month.
The boys`color(blue)"'"` father had to punish them for being naughty.
Those photos`color(blue)"'"` resolution isn't very good.

• Does it not end in `s`?
  `rarr` The correct form is an `"'s"`
  children's, alumni's, sheep's

EXAMPLES:
The children`color(orange)"'s"` toys were left outside and got wet.
The alumni`color(orange)"'s"` speeches weren't that inspiring this year.
The sheep`color(orange)"'s"` wool that the farmer cut off needed to be washed.

Your word Suz is the name of one girl, so it's singular. So the correct form is:

`"Suz's flowers"`

There are some exceptions to these rules, so here is a helpful article if you need more information. You will have to scroll near the bottom to the section called "Possessives".