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Possessive Nouns 

In the   possesive case , a noun or pronoun changes its form to show that it owns or is closely related to something else. Usually, nouns become possessive by adding a combination of an apostrophe and the letter "s."

You can form the possessive case of a singular noun that does not end in "s" by adding an apostrophe and "s," as in the following sentences:

  • The red suitcase is Cassandra's .
  • The only luggage that was lost was the prime minister's .
  • The exhausted recruits were woken before dawn by the drill sergeant's screams.
  • The miner's face was covered in coal dust.
  • You can form the possessive case of a singular noun that ends in "s" by adding an apostrophe alone or by adding an apostrophe and "s," as in the following examples:
  • The bus's seats are very uncomfortable.
  • The bus' seats are very uncomfortable.
  • The film crew accidentally crushed the platypus's eggs.
  • The film crew accidentally crushed the platypus' eggs.
  • Felicia Hemans's poetry was once more popular than Lord Byron's.
  • Felicia Hemans' poetry was once more popular than Lord Byron's.

You can form the possessive case of a plural noun that does not end in "s" by adding an apostrophe and a "s," as in the following examples:

  • The children's mittens were scattered on the floor of the porch.
  • The sheep's pen was mucked out every day.
  • Since we have a complex appeal process, a jury's verdict is not always final.
  • The men's hockey team will be playing as soon as the women's team is finished.
  • The hunter followed the moose's trail all morning but lost it in the afternoon.

You can form the possessive case of a plural noun that does end in "s" by adding an apostrophe:

  • The concert was interrupted by the dogs' barking, the ducks' quacking, and the babies' squalling.
  • The janitors' room is downstairs and to the left.
  • My uncle spent many hours trying to locate the squirrels' nest.
  • The archivist quickly finished repairing the diaries' bindings.
  • Religion is usually the subject of the roommates' many late night debates.

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