Possession

Build Apostrophe-S

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Read from the owner toward the thing that belongs to it.

Owner the soldier Possessive marker ’s Owned thing rifle Possessive noun phrase

The apostrophe marks possession; ordinary plural -s does not.

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Tips

Build Apostrophe-S

  1. Construye desde el poseedor: owner + ’s + owned thing. Soldier + ’s + rifle → the soldier’s rifle.
  2. Pregunta “¿de quién?” para localizar el owner antes de colocar el apóstrofo.
  3. La -s plural y ’s posesivo hacen trabajos diferentes; el apóstrofo marca la relación de pertenencia.