All about the Apostrophe! [No, it's not a "floating comma"...]

THE APOSTROPHE -- rules, regulations and guidelines...

1 Singular nouns always get an ['s]:
1.1 the dog's paw
1.2 a zombie's moan
1.3 Mr Jones's house

2 Plural nouns get an ['s], if the word does not end on -S:
2.1 oxen's hooves
2.2 geese's wings

3 If the plural noun ended on S, the word only receives an [']:
3.1 the dogs' paws
3.2 the gremlins' huts
3.3 the Joneses' house

4 Religious figures always receive only an [']:
4.1 Jesus' cross
4.2 Moses' laws

[c] Hein Mönnig 2016