The possessive form of the word "its" never has an apostrophe after the "s."
* The dog hurt its leg. * The peacock is proudly showing its tail. The possessive forms of pronouns in general do not have apostrophes.
No, the possessive form of "its" does not have an apostrophe after the "s." "Its" is used both as a possessive pronoun (indicating ownership or association) and a contraction of "it is" or "it has."
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.
To form the possessive of a noun, add an apostrophe and an "s" ('s) after the noun. For plural nouns ending in "s," just add an apostrophe after the "s" ('). For plural nouns not ending in "s," add an apostrophe and an "s" ('s).
The possessive forms of most singular nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe followed by the letter "s" to the noun. For example, the possessive form of ramp is ramp's, and the possessive form of helicopter is helicopter's.Remember that the possessive form of it is its, with no apostrophe. One of the most common errors is to assume that as a possessive form, it should have an apostrophe. The word "it's", however, is a contraction of "it is", and not the possessive form of the pronoun it.
The noun programs is the plural form.For the possessive form of plural nouns ending with an -s, the apostrophe is placed after the ending -s.Example:All of our programs' ratings are higher than they've ever been.
The cooks' recipes. The apostrophe goes after the S.
The plural possessive form is possessives'.The possessives' forms are recognized by the apostrophe -s or the -s apostrophe at the end of the word.
No, the possessive of it has been its, without an apostrophe, for an awfully long time.
Possession is shown by use of an apostrophe. A singular noun forms the possessive by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word. A plural noun forms the possessive by adding an apostrophe (') after the ending s or adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of an irregular plural noun.The singular possessive form is: the boy's team.The plural possessive form is: the boys'team.
The possessive form is the businessmen's meeting.Plural nouns that do not end with -s, add an apostrophe -s for the possessive form.
The possessive forms of most singular nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe followed by the letter "s" to the noun. For example, the possessive form of ramp is ramp's, and the possessive form of helicopter is helicopter's.Remember that the possessive form of it is its, with no apostrophe. One of the most common errors is to assume that as a possessive form, it should have an apostrophe. The word "it's", however, is a contraction of "it is", and not the possessive form of the pronoun it.
The possessive of scientist is scientist's (apostrophe S).
Yes, you would add an apostrophe before the "s" to show possession. For example, "Smith's car" indicates that the car belongs to Smith.
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.
To form the possessive of a plural noun that ends with an s, place the apostrophe after the ending s: brothers'Example: My brothers' names are Jeff and Joe.
The plural noun soldiers adds only the apostrophe after the -s for the possessive form: soldiers'
The form hippopotamus's is a correct possessive form of the singular noun hippopotamus.There are two accepted forms for possessive singular nouns ending in s:Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word: hippopotamus'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: hippopotamus's
An apostrophe at the end of a word usually indicates that letters have been omitted to indicate a contraction, such as "can't" for "cannot" or "won't" for "will not." It can also indicate possession when used before the letter "s", such as "Sarah's book."