To form the possessive, place the apostrophe after the ending s of the plural noun directors: directors'
Example: The board of directors' meeting is at two.
The possessive form for the singular compound noun 'board of directors' is board of directors'.
Example:
The bord of directors' plan is to create an interim position.
The singular possessive form of the noun "it" is "its". Note that there is no apostrophe in the possessive form of "it". The apostrophe is only used after "it" when used as a contraction of "it is".
The possessive pronoun is its (no apostrophe).
A possessive pronoun uses an apostrophe to show possession, such as "one's" or "someone's."
"Board of Directors" is a singular (one board) compound noun that takes a singular verb.Think of it as 'a special group' of directors. The group may be large or small.Example: "The board is meeting this afternoon. (is= singular verb)But when talking about 'the directors', they may be large or small, or of varying sizes!Example: "The directors are meeting this afternoon." (are = plural verb)COMPANY / CORPORATE LAWA company has a Board of Directors. It is clearly singular. Therefore singular verbs and singular pronouns are used when referring to 'a board' or 'the Board' of Directors.Examples of usage:"The World Bank Group has four Boards of Directors. ... Each Board of Directors is responsible for the conduct of ..." -The World Bank"The MCC Board of Directors is composed of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of ..." -Millennium Challenge Corporation, USA"If the board of directors has judged that a member bank is performing or behaving poorly, it will report this to the Board of Governors." -WikiPedia - Federal Reserve System"The exercise by the board of directors of its powers ..." -WikiPedia - Board of Directors"The board of directors generally sets broad corporate policy ..." - FreeDictionary.comNOTE that the verbs 'is', 'has', 'it', 'its' and 'sets' are all singular forms.PLURALThe plural of 'board of directors' is 'boards of directors / Boards of Directors"Some directors may serve on a numbers of different Boardsof Directors, that is, they have directorships with more than one company.EXAMPLES OF USAGEBoards of Directors are responsible for ...If boards of directors have judged ... they will report ...The exercise by boards of directors of theirpowers ...Boards of directors generally set broad corporate policy. etc
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.
"Its" is the correct possessive form of "it". No apostrophe.
No, the possessive of it has been its, without an apostrophe, for an awfully long time.
The spelling its (without an apostrophe) is the possessive form of the pronoun it.When the apostrophe is seen, the word is a contraction for "it is."
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 plural is schools. The plural possessive form is schools' (apostrophe only).
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.
The possessive is the standard form - playmate's - and the possessive of the plural can use only the apostrophe - playmates' - in accordance with standard usage.