Kimmy Schemy

The possessive form of noun indicates ownership. It is formed by:

• adding apostrophe (‘) and s after the noun

Example:

tail of the animal – animal’s tail

the bike of Rico – Rico’s bike

• adding apostrophe (‘) to singular and plural nouns that end in s, es and ss

Example:

names of the heroes – the heroes’ names

the dresses of the ladies – the ladies’ dresses

• adding apostrophe (‘) and s to names ending in s, es and ss but with only one syllable.

Example:

the bag of Tess – Tess’s bag

the pets of Ellis – Ellis’s pets

• adding apostrophe (‘) only to names ending in s, es and ss with two or more syllables.

Example:

the friends of Carlos – Carlos’ friends

the job of Remedios – Remedios’ job

• adding apostrophe (‘) to the last name in a compound noun for joint ownership

Example:

room of Candid and Mika – Candid and Mika’s room

(the room belongs to both Candid and Mika)

the parents of Alexandra and Marzelle – Alexandra and Marzelle’s parents

(meaning Alexandra and Marzelle have the same parents)

• adding apostrophe (‘) to each name in a compound noun for separate ownership

Example:

bags of Candid and Mika –Candid’s and Mika’s bags

(there are two bags, one belongs to Candid and the other one belongs to Mika)

the parents of Alexandra and the parents of Marzelle – Alexandra’s and Marzelle’s parents

(referring to Alexandra’s parents and Marzelle’s parents)

• by placing the sign of possession to the last word in a compound noun

Example:

the children of my sister-in-law – my sister-in-law’s children

the speech of the officer-in-charge – the officer-in-charge’s speech