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We use possessive 's to say that something or someone belongs to a person, is connected to a place, or to show the relationship between people. The possessive 's always comes after a noun. When something belongs to more than one person and we give a list of names, we put 's on the last name.
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Learn how to use 's and s' to show possession and do the exercises to practise using them.
16 maj 2023 · In English, we use the possessive case to illustrate ownership. This guide will explain how to form the possessive case of nouns, with examples.
How do you make a name ending in 's' possessive? Why is it 'Socrates' deathbed' but 'Dickens's novels'? Names are proper nouns, which become plurals the same way that other nouns do: add the letter -s for most names ('the Johnsons,' 'the Websters') or add -es if the name ends in s or z ('the Joneses,' 'the Martinezes').
A possessive noun is when we add apostrophe s (’s) (also: possessive s) or just an apostrophe (’) to a noun to show that it owns something. We can also indicate possession using the preposition of. Learn when to use an apostrophe in English grammar, then put your knowledge to the test in the exercises.
What is the Possessive Form of a Noun? Any noun that is used to show ownership or possession of something by someone or something is said to be in its possessive form. It typically follows the format of ‘noun + apostrophe + s’ or if the noun is a plural that ends in ‘s’, it will be ‘noun + apostrophe’.
10 lip 2020 · If a word ends in -s, -ch, or -z, how do you make it plural? Let’s take a look at some of the various approaches for this possessive.