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Oxford University Press (2016) ‘4.2.2: Plurals’, New Oxford style manual, Oxford University Press, Oxford. Make sure they are appropriate for your content’s context, purpose and tone.Īdd an apostrophe and ‘s’ to show possession for shortened forms. Only use shortened forms if users will understand them. There are 4 types of shortened forms: abbreviations, contractions, acronyms and initialisms. Add an apostrophe and ‘s’ to form possessive shortened forms Style Manual recognises ‘workers compensation’ in the first example as a descriptive phrase.Īlthough not recommended style, we acknowledge that the house styles of some government agencies require an apostrophe when using the phrase in this way. In the last 2 examples, the distinction between descriptive and possessive is subtle.

Under the award, our workers’ compensation for working overtime is time off in lieu.Each state and territory has its own regulator to administer workers compensation.The officer asked to see the driver’s licence.

You must hold a valid drivers licence to drive on Australian roads.

The director’s meetings don’t have an agenda.

Her visitor’s book was lying on the table.

For this reason, never separate the nouns in a descriptive phrase. The first noun is essential to the meaning of the second noun. In a descriptive noun phrase, the first noun modifies the second noun by operating as a definitive adjective. Some nouns are descriptive rather than possessive. Plural compound nouns that don’t end in ‘s’ĭescriptive phrases don’t need an apostrophe More than one noun: individual possessionĪdd an apostrophe and ‘s’ after each nounĪdd an apostrophe and ‘s’ after the last noun onlyĪdd an apostrophe and ‘s’ after the compound The Australian Bureau of Statistics ’ officeĪ Department of Social Services ’ projectĪdd an apostrophe and another ‘s’, even if you don’t pronounce that final ‘s’ Singular noun of 2 or more words, the last word being a plural ending in ‘s’

There are possession rules for using an apostrophe, according to the type of noun. The apostrophe goes straight after the noun that is the answer. To correctly show possession by using an apostrophe, first ask, ‘Who or what is doing the possessing?’ Follow the possession rules for different types of nouns