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No, ours does not need an apostrophe (ever).
The piano at the church had been ours.
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Write the possessive form of it?
The possessive form of it is "its." Notice that there is no apostrophe. "It's" is a contraction for "it is" or "it has." "Its" without an apostrophe is the possessive form of it. The same holds true for his, hers, ours, and theirs -- none of these have apostrophes.
Why in this sentence you use an apostrophe The Robinson's house is on spring street but our's is on Randolph Drive?
An apostrophe is used to show possession: the house belongs to the Robinsons; therefore, it is the Robinsons's house. Our house (or ours - no apostrophe) is on Randolph Drive. Randolph is the name of the drive; it doesn't belong to anybody in this sentence. Of course, the sentence should be:"The Robinsons' house is on Spring Street but ours is on Randolph Drive" as "ours" is a possessive but is an exception. Unfortunately the Wiki spell checker doesn't know the correct usage either. Sigh.
When do you use apostrophe with possessive pronouns?
The only possessive pronoun that uses an apostrophe is one's, as in "A room of one's own." All other possessive pronouns -- his, hers, yours, ours, theirs, its, my, mine and whose -- do not have apostrophes. It's is the contraction of "it is." Who's is the contraction of "who is."
Does the word yours have an apostrophe?
Your and You're -- commonly confused and abused.Your is a possessive pronoun. Your hat, your shoes, your house--for example.You're is a contraction for you are. You're going to the store. You're not having a good day. Did I hear you correctly? You're going to have your car fixed?
An apostrophe is used to show?
It's used to subsitute a missing letter in a contraction or show ownership. Ex. don't..... used to show that the letter o is missing.____The apostrophe is also used to represent a possessive case in English, for example, the Jim's toys, Mary's books and so on. If the possessor is plural and ends in -s the apostrophe is placed after the -s, as in the boys' toys, the girls' clothes, etc. If a name ends in -s, use 's as in Charles's story. Neveruse a possessive apostrophe with the pronouns its, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs.
When saying this house is ours' do you need the apostrophe?
No. Possessive pronouns don't take apostrophes.
Should there be an apostrophe in the word theirs?
No, "theirs" is a possessive pronoun and does not require an apostrophe. The apostrophe is used in contractions or to show possession, but not in this case.
Write the possessive form of it?
The possessive form of it is "its." Notice that there is no apostrophe. "It's" is a contraction for "it is" or "it has." "Its" without an apostrophe is the possessive form of it. The same holds true for his, hers, ours, and theirs -- none of these have apostrophes.
Why in this sentence you use an apostrophe The Robinson's house is on spring street but our's is on Randolph Drive?
An apostrophe is used to show possession: the house belongs to the Robinsons; therefore, it is the Robinsons's house. Our house (or ours - no apostrophe) is on Randolph Drive. Randolph is the name of the drive; it doesn't belong to anybody in this sentence. Of course, the sentence should be:"The Robinsons' house is on Spring Street but ours is on Randolph Drive" as "ours" is a possessive but is an exception. Unfortunately the Wiki spell checker doesn't know the correct usage either. Sigh.
What type of pronoun uses an apostrophe to form the possessive?
The possessive pronouns that use an apostrophe are "one's" and "somebody's."
Which part of speech never gets an apostrophe to indicate possession?
Pronouns do not require an apostrophe to indicate possession. Instead, possessive pronouns such as "its," "hers," and "theirs" already show ownership without needing an apostrophe.
The Robinson's house is on Spring Street but ours' is on Randolph Drive is this sentence correct?
The possessive pronoun "ours" does not require an apostrophe because it is just that -- already possessive. The correct sentence would be, "The Robinson's house is on Spring Street, but ours is on Randolph Drive. ____ You would also move the apostrophe after the "s" in "Robinsons," since here you are referring to a group or family with the same last name rather than just one person with that name. The house belongs to the "Robinsons" rather than the "Robinson." The Robinsons' house is on Spring Street, but ours is on Randolph Drive.
Does the possessive form of 'its' ever have an apostrophe after the 's?
No, the possessive word its is a pronoun. The possessive pronouns and the possessive adjectives do not use an apostrophe to show possession. They are:possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, their, its.When an apostrophe is placed in the word, it's, that is the contraction for itis. For example:It is time for lunch.It's time for lunch.
When do you use its and it's?
"It's" with the apostrophe is a contraction of "it is": "Hey, it's a dog!"; "its" without the apostrophe means "belonging to it": "Have you tried pulling its tail?" I find the easiest way to remember is to imagine that the apostrophe is the dot over the I. (Note that normally the possessive S on the end of a word has an apostrophe -- "the dog's tail" -- but in the case of pronouns it's omitted: "That one is hers, this one is ours, and the other one is yours".)
When do you use apostrophe with possessive pronouns?
The only possessive pronoun that uses an apostrophe is one's, as in "A room of one's own." All other possessive pronouns -- his, hers, yours, ours, theirs, its, my, mine and whose -- do not have apostrophes. It's is the contraction of "it is." Who's is the contraction of "who is."
What type of pronoun uses an apostrphe to form the possessive?
None of the pronouns use an apostrophe for the possessive form. The possessive forms are:possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, their, its.
Shouldn't it's above be written its to show possession instead of meaning it is?
Its (posssessive) is part of this 'series' of pronouns: * my, mine * your, yours * his, hers, its * our, ours * their, theirs Pronouns never take an apostrophe.
