When Use Possessive 'S?

We use possessive 's to say that something or someone belongs to a person, is connected to a place, or to show the relationship between people. The possessive 's always comes after a noun. When something belongs to more than one person and we give a list of names, we put 's on the last name.

Why do we use apostrophe S for possession?

It is widely accepted that the first apostrophes were marks of elision which indicated that something had been taken out of the word. ... Then people began using apostrophes to indicate the genitive (or possessive) role of a noun, confusing the public even further.

Is possessive S or S?

An apostrophe is used in a possessive form, like Esther's family or Janet's cigarettes, and this is the use of the apostrophe which causes most of the trouble. The basic rule is simple enough: a possessive form is spelled with 's at the end.