![]() ![]() The rule is: Plural nouns ending in S… we only add an apostrophe. Plural Nouns ending SīUT what happens if there is more than one dog? When there are two dogs, we say: It refers to one dog owning or having one bone. The bike that belongs to your friend.ĭog is a singular noun so we just put Apostrophe S after it. We are talking about one friend (a singular noun) and his or her bike. Ange’s house means the house belongs to Ange. For example:Īnge is a singular noun, the name of a person, so we just add an apostrophe S to the end of her name which becomes Ange’s. When we have a singular noun, we just add an apostrophe S like we have already seen. Now, there are some simple rules about how to use the apostrophe S. Paul’s, Julie’s, Mike’s, and Susan’s are all possessive nouns. Here Susan’s parents refers to “the parents of Susan.” The apostrophe S can show a relationship between different people or things. I’m going to meet Susan’s parents tonight.We don’t say “the book of Julie”, no we say Julie’s book. Instead of saying “the house of Paul” in English we use the apostrophe S to show that the house belongs to Paul. In this lesson, we are going to look at possessive nouns and how to use the apostrophe S.Ī possessive noun, which contains an apostrophe S, is used to show possession or that there is a relationship between two things or that something belongs to someone or something. John’s, with an apostrophe S, is called a possessive noun. We say John’s car which means that the car belongs to John. We don’t say “the car of John” as you do in some languages. Then the apostrophe S is used to show possession or that something belongs to someone or something. When an apostrophe S is followed by a noun like in the last example: Remember that regular past participles end in -ED.Ī sentence with HAS + Past Participle is in the present perfect tense. John’s studied is a short way of saying John HAS studied. Then the apostrophe S is a contraction of HAS. ![]() When an apostrophe S is followed by a past participle like in the second example: ![]() John’s tall is a short way of saying John IS tall. Then the apostrophe S is a contraction of IS. When an apostrophe S is followed by an adjective like in the first example: The apostrophe + s has 3 different meanings in English: ‘s + adjective They all have an apostrophe S at the end of John. What do they have in common… apart from the name John? ![]()
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