A possessive apostrophe is an apostrophe used in a noun to show that the noun owns something (e.g., woman's hat). More specifically, a possessive apostrophe and the letter s are added to a noun to make the noun possessive. For example: Simon's car the dog's bone the fairies' village

An apostrophe can be used to show that one thing belongs to or is connected to something. This is called a possessive apostrophe. Let's take a look at some examples. The cat's tail was fluffy. Cat is a singular noun so you need to add an apostrophe and "s" to show that the tail belongs to the cat. Charles' cat was naughty.

Use the apostrophe to show possession. To show possession with a singular noun, add an apostrophe plus the letter s. Examples: a woman’s hat the boss’s wife Mrs. Chang’s house

On this page, ‘possession’ or ‘possessive’ means any relationship between nouns – or between words in a noun phrase – that is shown by an apostrophe. Example This is Ariah ’ s desk. We enjoy Adelaide ’ s music festivals. They are the minister ’ s chief of staff. It was a winter ’ s morning.

The possessive case of plural nouns that end in s is formed by adding an apostrophe: This is the boys’ bedroom. My parents’ house is a lovely old one. The scissors’ handles just snapped off. The Jeffersons’ yard is always beautifully landscaped.