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I'm confused about where to put an apostrophe in a last name, or if it is even needed at all. For example, the sentence is "The Singh's not only were doctors, but media moguls as well." Singh's is referring to a husband and wife. Is the apostrophe placed correctly? Thanks so much for any help.

Kaylee123 wrote: ↑16 Nov 2020, 11:54 I'm confused about where to put an apostrophe in a last name, or if it is even needed at all. For example, the sentence is "The Singh's not only were doctors, but media moguls as well." Singh's is referring to a husband and wife. Is the apostrophe placed correctly? Thanks so much for any help.

In your example, the correct word would be "Singhs." Use "Singh's" if only one person's possession is being discussed, like in "Singh's problem is difficult." Use "Singhs' " if more than one person's possession is being referred to as in "The Singhs' problem is difficult!" Note the use of "the" for the plural subject. Note also that the apostrophe for the plural possessive may have an optional "s" (i.e., "The Singhs's problem is difficult").

I hope I didn't confuse you even more.

No that made sense! Thanks! I was trying to figure out if there was an error in the book I'm reading.