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Hello, teacher. I have a question. In Wednesday's homework, you corrected as below. Mencius' unification theory --> Mencius's However, you didn't correct those sentences before. For example, "Mencius' idea" and "Mencius' way of diplomatic intercourse" I wonder if the two kinds of expression are possible. Could you explain this and reveiw the text below?^^ In his times, which had a monarchy as a political system, a sovereign meant a country itself. Thus, I will hereafter describe the subject, which dispenses a benevolent government, as a country in a unified manner. Sub title : Benevolent Government and Tyrannical Government, the Difference of Politics in Quality The first step of Mencius’s unification theory is that one country who wants to achieve the unification of a whole country dispenses a benevolent government to the people. He was strongly confident that the country which dispenses a benevolent government to the people will unify a whole country as below.

Hello there, Kaylee! I might have overlooked that one. Sorry about that. Actually, it depends on which writing style you are trying to follow. Personally, I prefer adding an extra \'s\' after the apostrophe for proper names ending in \'s\', like Mencius. Most stylebooks agree that the rule for forming the possessive of a singular noun ending in -s is formed by adding \'s. Some stylebooks recommend a single apostrophe for Biblical or classical names like Jesus and Achilles, but \'s for names like James and Charles; others say, \"Treat all names ending in s the same.\" The Chicago Manual of Style once recommended that all proper names ending in -s form their possessive by adding \'s. Equally consistent, the Associated Press Style Book opts for a single apostrophe for all proper names ending in -s. If you are free to choose which style to follow, keep in mind that the writer\'s goal is to convey thoughts as clearly as possible to readers. I hope you get it now. Ciao! ~Teacher Marie~ Hello, teacher. >> CORRECT!I have a question. >> CORRECT!In Wednesday\'s homework, you corrected as below.>> In my homework last Wednesday, you gave this correction: Mencius\' unification theory --> Mencius\'s >> CORRECT!However, you didn\'t correct those sentences before. >> CORRECT!For example, \"Mencius\' idea\" and \"Mencius\' way of diplomatic intercourse\" >> CORRECT!I wonder if the two kinds of expression are possible. >> I wonder if these two words are the same.Could you explain this and reveiw the text below?^^>> CORRECT! >> reviewIn his times, which had a monarchy as a political system, a sovereign meant a country itself. >> During his time, in which monarchy was the political system, a sovereign meant a country itself. Thus, I will hereafter describe the subject, which dispenses a benevolent government, as a country in a unified manner.>> CORRECT!Sub title : Benevolent Government and Tyrannical Government, the Difference of Politics in Quality>> CORRECT!The first step of Mencius’s unification theory is that one country who wants to achieve the unification of a whole country dispenses a benevolent government to the people. >> CORRECT!He was strongly confident that the country which dispenses a benevolent government to the people will unify a whole country as below. >> He was strongly confident that the country which dispenses a benevolent government to the people will unify a whole country as mentioned below.