#Tip 94. When a thing belongs to two or more joint owners, th | Advanced English Grammar

#Tip 94.

When a thing belongs to two or more joint owners, the sign of the possessive is added to the last name only.

- Brown, Jones, and Richardson’s factories. [Brown, Jones, and Richardson are partners.]

- It is George and William’s turn to take the boat. [George and William are to go in the boat together.]


On the other hand, in order to avoid ambiguity we should say, “Brown’s, Jones’s, and Richardson’s factories,” if each individual had a factory of his own; and “George’s and William’s answers were correct,” if each boy answered independently of the other.



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