This is one of the two functions of an apostrophe.
Apostrophe are used only to indicate possession, either in singular form or plural form, e.g. "The doctor's stethoscope is very cold." or "Doctors' examination rooms always seem cold."
The only exception to these are pronouns, which do not use apostrophes for possession.
The other purpose for an apostrophe is to show where letters have been omitted, e.g. it's - it is; you're - you are, etc.
A possessive noun uses an apostrophe to show that something belongs to the noun. For example, "Mary's car" means the car belongs to Mary.
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".
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 noun sister is not a possessive noun. The noun sister is a singular, common noun, a word for a person.A possessive noun is a word that indicates that something in the sentence belongs to that noun. Possession is shown by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the noun or just an apostrophe to the end of nouns already ending with s (s'). Example:Singular possessive: This is my sister's room.Plural possessive: Both of my sisters' husbandswork at the university.
No, "candidates" does not require an apostrophe before the "s" because it is a plural noun, not possessive.
To make the plural noun "days" a possessive, you simply add an apostrophe after the s: days'
Yes, an apostrophe is used to form a possessive noun. An apostrophe s ('s) or just an apostrophe (') placed at the end of a noun indicates that something in the sentence belongs to that noun.Examples:The hat's band was black silk. (singular possessive)The Harrises' children are twins. (plural possessive)
A noun that shows ownership using an apostrophe is a possessive noun.
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 apostrophe is used to show that a noun is possessive.
No. To is a preposition. A possessive noun usually has an apostrophe (') eg dog's, doctor's
The singular noun "spouse" forms a normal possessive with apostrophe S : spouse's.The plural noun forms the possessive with only an apostrophe (spouses').
An apostrophe s ('s) or just an apostrophe (') at the end of a noun are the parts of a noun that indicate possession.
The plural noun soldiers adds only the apostrophe after the -s for the possessive form: soldiers'
The genitive( possessive) of a plural noun ending in -s adds an apostrophe to the final s: companies'
A possessive noun always has an apostrophe.
To check if a noun is possessive, look for the presence of an apostrophe followed by the letter "s" ('s) at the end of the noun. This indicates ownership or a relationship of belonging between the noun and another word in the sentence. For example, in the phrase "the dog's collar," "dog's" is a possessive noun showing that the collar belongs to the dog.
A possessive apostrophe means just that. It means that the apostrophe is indicating that that noun has ownership or possession, purpose or origin of the noun that comes after it.Examples:This is John's house.John owns the house, therefore, it is John's house.We went to the children's playground.The playground intended for children.The term 'possessive apostrophe' is used to distinguish the apostrophe from a contraction using an apostrophe.