Using possessive apostrophes

In a nutshell 

Possessive apostrophes are used to show that something belongs to something or someone. An apostrophe is a punctuation mark that looks like this: ('). In this summary, you will learn the rules for how to use a possessive apostrophe and the possessive 's'.

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Add apostrophe and 's' if the word does not end in 's'

If the word does not end in 's', you can simply add an apostrophe and 's' to show possession.

Example

Add apostrophe after the 's' if a word does end in 's'

If the word already ends in 's', then just add apostrophe after the 's' to show possession. Also included in this rule are plural words that already end in 's'.

Example