Nouns: Possession

An apostrophe (') is a small

An apostrophe (') is a small mark used with an 's' to show that something belongs to someone. For example: 'Rahul's bag' means the bag belongs to Rahu

For singular nouns (one person

For singular nouns (one person, animal, or thing), we add '’s' to show possession. For example: 'the girl’s doll', 'the teacher’s book'.

When a noun is plural

When a noun is plural and already ends in 's' (like 'dogs', 'students'), we only add an apostrophe (’) after the 's'. For example: 'the dogs’ food', '

Some plural nouns don’t end

Some plural nouns don’t end in 's', like 'children' or 'women'. For these, we add '’s' just like singular nouns. For example: 'children’s toys', 'wome

We usually do not use '’s'

We usually do not use '’s' with non-living things. Instead, we say 'the legs of the chair' not 'the chair’s legs'. But some expressions like 'the sun’