S's
Multiple letter shapes
S's is the plural of the letter S, or the possessive form of words and names ending in S.
Style guides disagree on possessives: some prefer James's book, others James' book.
The plural appears when discussing multiple instances of the letter: Mind your P's and Q's, The word has three S's.
possessive
Mark showing ownership
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- belongingState of fitting in
- genitiveCase expressing ownership
- contractionReduction in size
attribution · grammar · punctuation · proper noun · possessive form
pluralization
Grammatical multiple markers
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- endingsConcluding portions
- suffixesElements following roots
- verb conjugationAltering action-word forms
abbreviation
US monetary units
- currency symbolMark indicating monetary denomination
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
apostrophe
Mark showing ownership
contraction · attribution · grammar · punctuation · proper noun · possessive form
plural forms
Grammatical multiple markers
dollars
US monetary units
- currency symbolMark indicating monetary denomination
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged