Which possessive form is correct for the title with a name?

Which possessive form is correct for the title with a name?

• A. Mr.Arness's
• B. Mr Arness's
• C. Mr.Arness
• D. Mr Arness

Answer: (A)

When you want to show that something belongs to someone who has a title and a name, you form the possessive by adding 's to the name. With a title like Mr., you keep the title as a fixed form (Mr. with a period) and attach 's to the person’s name, giving Mr. Arness's. This signals ownership clearly and follows the usual rule that a singular noun or proper name takes 's to form the possessive, even if the name ends with s. The other options miss the possessive marker or mix up punctuation: lacking the apostrophe doesn’t indicate possession, and separating the title from the name or removing punctuation disrupts standard possessive construction. Hence, Mr. Arness's is the correct way to show something belonging to Mr. Arness.

When you want to show that something belongs to someone who has a title and a name, you form the possessive by adding 's to the name. With a title like Mr., you keep the title as a fixed form (Mr. with a period) and attach 's to the person’s name, giving Mr. Arness's. This signals ownership clearly and follows the usual rule that a singular noun or proper name takes 's to form the possessive, even if the name ends with s.

The other options miss the possessive marker or mix up punctuation: lacking the apostrophe doesn’t indicate possession, and separating the title from the name or removing punctuation disrupts standard possessive construction. Hence, Mr. Arness's is the correct way to show something belonging to Mr. Arness.