Apostrophe S | 's or s' | Possessive Nouns in English | How to Form Plural and Singular Possessives

Learn how to use apostrophe s with possessive nouns in English. In this lesson, I'll teach you when to use an apostrophe with singular and plural possessive nouns to show ownership. You'll also learn when the apostrophe comes before the 's' and when it goes after the 's'. We'll review the following rules: • Singular nouns: add ’s • Singular nouns or names ending in s: adding ’s is optional • Plural nouns ending in s: add ’ • Plural nouns that don’t end in s (irregular plural nouns): add ’s • Shared possession: add ’s to the last noun • Separate possession: add ’s to each noun. • With hyphenated or compound nouns: usually add ’s Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - What are possessive nouns? 01:07 - Singular nouns 01:50 - Singular nouns/names ending in s 03:19 - Plural nouns ending in s 04:22 - Irregular plural nouns 05:22 - Shared/separate possession 07:00 - Hyphenated/compound nouns 07:41 - QUIZ/PRACTICE 09:06 - QUIZ ANSWERS #punctuation #apostrophes #sparkleenglish