Possessives - Learning English

Possessives - Learning English

Possessives: To indicate possession, use an apostrophe before an "s." To indicate possession for a plural subject, add an apostrophe after the "s."

• Sallys hair needed washing.
• Correction: Sally's hair needed washing.
• Ones need for companionship is second only to ones need for food.
• Correction: One's need for companionship is second only to one's need for food.
• The lifeguards tower chairs were empty due to the lack of people on the beach.
• Correction: The lifeguard's tower chairs were empty due to the lack of people on the beach.

Practice with possessives