Possession is something that you own.

My favorite possession is my

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​Possession

A noun that shows ownership over something else.

​Possessive Nouns

2 words shortened into one word with a contraction.

The contraction is placed where the missing letter is.

Contractions

Apostrophes

More than one thing
Cats
Them
Chair
Foxes

​Plural

One item
Cat
Him
Chair
Fox

​Singular

Singular vs Plural

Rule 1- Add an apostrophe and an s to the noun when the noun is singular.

That car belongs to Ron
It is Ron's car.


I was on my way to work when I saw the dog's muddy paw prints all over the carpet!

Rule 2- Add an apostrophe after the s when the noun is plural

The food dishes belong to the cats
The cats' food dishes.

The chairs' legs were made of a rare kind of wood.

The foxes' den was ruined by the bear.