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Joint Possession
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
When joint possession is being shown with nouns, or with an organization’s or business firm’s name, use the possessive form only in the last word of the noun or name.Food and Drug Administration’s ...
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Possessive of Compound Terms
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Use 's after only the last word of a compound term. |
Possessive Pronouns
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Do not use 's with possessive pronouns: his, hers, ours, its, yours, theirs, whose.The idea was hers. Give the book its due. Note: Do not confuse the contraction of it is (it's) with the possessive ...
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Prime
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Do not use an apostrophe where a prime sign is intended. Do not use a prime sign as a symbol of measurement. (See also , Nomenclature, Drugs, Chemical Names.)The methyl group was in the 5′ position. |
To Show Possession
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Use the apostrophe to show the possessive case of proper nouns in accordance with the following examples (see also , Eponyms, Nonpossessive Form): Jones' bones (1 person named Jones) the Joneses' ...
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Units of Time and Money as Possessive Adjectives
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
With units of time (minute, hour, day, month, year, etc) used as possessive adjectives, an 's is added. The same holds true for monetary terms: |
Using Apostrophes to Form Plurals
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Do not use an apostrophe to indicate the plural of a name. Do not use an apostrophe in the name of an organization in which the qualifying term is used as an adjective or an attributive rather than a ...
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