Nouns: Possession — Flashcards

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The apostrophe (') shows possession — that something belongs to someone or something. For example: 'Riya's book' means the book belongs to Riya.

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Add 's to the singular noun. For example: 'the boy's toy' means the toy belongs to the boy.

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The bag of the girl becomes 'the girl's bag'. We add 's to 'girl' because it is a singular noun.

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For plural nouns ending in -s, add only an apostrophe (') after the s. For example: 'the dogs' toys' means the toys belong to the dogs.

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The tails of the cats becomes 'the cats' tails'. Since 'cats' is plural and ends in -s, we add only an apostrophe.

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For irregular plural nouns like 'children' or 'women', add 's just like singular nouns. Example: 'children's books' means books for children.

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The toys of the children becomes 'the children's toys'. Even though 'children' is plural, it doesn’t end in -s, so we add 's.

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It is not commonly correct. We usually don’t use 's with non-living things like 'chair'. Instead, we say 'the legs of the chair'. But some expressions like 'the butterfly’s wings' are accepted.