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Possessive have apostrophes so you can easily tell they are stating ownership. For example, Bob's garden is easier to tell you mean possession then Bobs garden in which you may misunderstand as a plural, the garden of two Bobs.

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What type pronoun uses an apostrophe to form the possessive?

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