For nouns not ending in s, add s to show possession.

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For nouns not ending in s, add s to show
possession.
Example She felt a parents joy when she thought
about her childrens educational accomplishments.
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For singular nouns that end in s, add s to show
possession.
Example Chriss shirt was soaked with sweat by
the end of the trip because the buss air
conditioning wasnt working.
It has now become common and acceptable not to
use the added s as in Chris shirt was soaked
with sweat by the end of the trip because the
bus air conditioning wasnt working.
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For plural nouns that end in s, use only an
apostrophe to show possession.
Example The workers lobbied management for three
months maternity leave.
Example The hippies claims about being abducted
by aliens were dismissed.
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For compound words, add s to the last word.
Example The tennis players strategy was to
distract her opponent with whistling.
Example His mother-in-laws hobby is flower
arranging.
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For individual possession, add s to each noun.
Example Shirleys and Mortys houses are on the
same street.
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In joint or group possession, add s to the last
noun only.
Example Glen and Brinas house is right behind
the post office on Cambridge Avenue.
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The federal government will never be able to
balance its budget. (NO APOSTROPHE!)
The professor whose class was cancelled last week
went to Italy instead. (NOT WHOS)
The education majors got together to present
their faculty mentor with a retirement gift. (NOT
THEYRE)
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USING APOSTROPHES
REMEMBER!!!! USE APOSTROPHES FOR CONTRACTIONS
AND POSSESSION! DO NOT USE APOSTROPHES FOR
PLURALS!