Friday’s or Fridays’ or Fridays?
The term Friday’s is the singular possessive form of Friday. For example, “Friday’s concert has been rescheduled to Saturday.” Furthermore, Fridays is the standard plural form. For instance, “On Fridays, we usually have a team meeting.” Also, Fridays’ is the plural possessive form of Friday.
The following chart shows the four different versions of the word Friday.
| Form | Example |
| Singular | Friday |
| Plural | Fridays |
| Singular possessive | Friday’s |
| Plural possessive | Fridays’ |
As you can see, you form the singular possessive by adding the apostrophe between the “y” and the “s.” For the plural possessive, the apostrophe appears at the end of the word.
Moreover, although the plural possessive is correct grammar, it is not common to use plural possessives with days of the week.
The following examples show each of the four terms in context.
Singular: I always treat myself to a nice meal every Friday.
Plural: On Fridays, the office usually orders lunch for the team.
Singular possessive: We moved Friday’s presentation to Monday.
Plural possessive: Fridays’ schedules look busy for the whole month.
You have read the basics concerning how to use the possessive forms of Friday. Now, please keep reading so you can learn more about each term and how to avoid making mistakes with them in your writing.
Friday’s
The term Friday’s is the singular possessive form of Friday. Therefore, you can use it to indicate that something belongs to a Friday, usually an event.
- The theater postponed Friday’s premiere due to technical issues.
You can also use the possessive form to refer to different events at specific times of the day.
- Friday’s sunset at the beach was breathtaking.
Fridays
The term Fridays is the standard plural form of Friday. That means you can use it to refer to multiple Fridays in non-possessive sentences.
Furthermore, when using days of the week in their plural form, it is common to put the word on before the day to state what happens every Friday.
- I always have a relaxing evening at home on Fridays.
It is possible to use other words before plural forms of days; however, it is not as common as using on.
- I will let you know later exactly which Fridays I can work this month.
- I will be away for the second and fourth Fridays of next month.
Fridays’
Fridays’ is the plural possessive version of the word Friday. Therefore, you use it when you want to state that something belongs to multiple Fridays.
- Fridays’ events in December have been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.
However, using the plural possessive for days of the week is not that common. Instead, it is more common that people use the singular or plural versions of Friday rather than the possessive.
All events scheduled for a Friday have been postponed. All events scheduled for Fridays have been postponed.
