possessives - What is the correct way to possessivize (if that's a word) a compound noun?





Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by distinct entities



When forming the possessive of a compound noun, does one add "'s" to both or just one of the nouns?


For example,



Jim's and Huck's raft



or



Jim and Huck's raft




Answer



The latter is correct:



Jim and Huck's raft.



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