Possessive nouns are nouns that show ownership or a direct connection. Typically, singular possessive nouns use an apostrophe (’) and the letter s at the end of the word to take the possessive form. Almost any noun can become possessive, even abstract nouns. dog -> dog’s Maria -> Maria’s the Empire State Building -> the Empire State Building’s

Possessive nouns are commonly used to indicate ownership of something. To form the possessive form of a noun, add an apostrophe (‘) and an “s” at the end of the noun. For example, “ the dog’s bone ” indicates that the bone belongs to the dog. Possessive nouns can also be used to indicate ownership of abstract concepts or ideas.

A possessive noun is a noun that names who or what owns or has possession of something. They are often formed by adding an apostrophe and the letter “s” to the end of a noun. For example, “the dog’s bone” shows that the bone belongs to the dog. In most cases, for singular nouns to show that possession, we add an apostrophe + s.

Possessive nouns are formed from the basic versions of nouns by adding an apostrophe and the letter “s”: for instance, “boy” becomes “boy ’s.” The possessives of plural nouns normally only add an apostrophe, not an additional “s”: “boys” becomes “boys ’.” Possessive nouns don’t always indicate literal ownership.

To show possession using an apostrophe, add ’s for individuals (“Smith’s car”) and just the apostrophe after the s for plurals (“the Smiths’ car,” “the Martinezes’ dog”). By convention, names from classical mythology and the Bible ending in s show possession with the apostrophe only (“Jesus’ teachings”).