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Which of the following is the correct possessive form of the bolded word?

Dickens novels were brilliant.


Dicken’s


Dickens’s


Dickenes


Dickens’

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Dickens's I am 100% positive that this is the answer hope I helped u
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The writer is Dickens so the S belong to the surname. There are 2 possible forms to express a possesive case here.

The most common one would be option D Dickens’. A general rule might be applied where because the noun ends in S we can only add the apostrophe, However, a second possibility is also allowed, It is option B Dickens’s. This option might depend on pronunciation that is why it is not so commonly used.
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