Is It Johns or John's?

We also use the apostrophe, usually with the letter 's', to indicate possession, and this is where you need to be careful. The house that belongs to John can be called John's house, and note that the spelling is J-O-H-N-apostrophe-S. When indicating possession, this is the normal form and spelling.

What is the possessive form of John?

In speaking- we add the sound /iz/ to the name, but -in writing- the 's form is common. e.g. Thomas's book, James's shop. Examples: The car of John = John's car.

How do you write the plural of John?

Names are nouns, and they are made plural and possessive like other regular nouns. For instance, four men named John are four Johns, and the hats the Johns are wearing are the four Johns' hats. This is simple enough, yet when it comes to last names, there are several common errors that many people make.