We use a person or object +’s to indicate possession. Ex. Whose bag is this?It’s Mary’s bag. Is this Mary’s bag?Yes, it is/ No, it isn’t. With regular plural words and ending in ‘s’, put the apostrophe without the ‘s’. Ex. These are my brothers’ bedrooms. My parents’ names are Leo and Elizabeth.
With irregular plural forms, put the apostrophe + ‘s’ as customary. Ex. Their children’s names are Peter and Jane. The men’s clothes are dirty. With people’s names ending in‘s’, put the apostrophe + ‘s’ as customary or just an apostrophe without the s. Ex. Charles’s wife or Charles’ wife Nicolas’s brother or Nicolas’ brother
Check your understanding Choose the correct sentences: Have you seen my brothers’s toys over here? Luis’ project is about protecting the environment. They haven’t resolved the children’s problems My sister’s husband is the famous architect who designed that bridge. The mens’ healthy problems are being discussed.
Have you seen my brothers’s toys over here? Luis’ project is about protecting the environment. They haven’t resolved the children’s problems My sister’s husband is the famous architect who designed that bridge. The mens’ healthy problems are being discussed.
Now, go to the exercises proposed in this lesson.