Apostrophe s

Apostrophe s

Possessive forms express the idea of "having" something, or indicate that belongs to someone specific.

1. We normally use possessive ('s)  when something belongs to a particular person or thing. Can be:

• person;
• animal;
• organization;
• group of people; etc.

*With places, we can also say, e.g., Cancun is one of the most touristic places in Mexico

 2. If a name (or singular noun) finishes in s, we either ass 's

• Lias's cat or Lias' cat

Plural nouns: we use s'

• cats'

Irregular plurals:  which don't end in s, we add 's:

• men's work

3. When 's refers to "the house of" or "the store of", we omit the word house or store.

• I will see you at Nina's (it means "I will see you at the house of Nina")