THE APOSTROPHE

1) possession (ownership)

2) omission (contraction)

1) POSSESSION

• The boy’s toy means the one toy belonging to the one boy.
• The boy’s toys means that one boy has a number of toys.
• The boys’ toys means the many toys belonging to the many boys.

WHERE TO PUT THE APOSTROPHE INDICATING POSSESSION

• Add ‘S for all singular nouns
• Add ‘S for all plural nouns ending in S.
• Add ‘ for all plural nouns ending in S.

The “DO NOT BUZZ” rule states that you must not add an s if it makes you buzz...

E.g.

• Jesus’ NOT Jesus’s;
• Moses’ NOT Moses’s;
• Croesus’ NOT Croesus’s

2) OMISSION