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Possessives: nouns
Learn how to use 's and s' to show possession and do the exercises to practice using them.

Level: beginner

We add 's to singular nouns to show possession:

We are having a party at John's house.
Michael drove his friend's car.

We add ' to plural nouns ending in -s:

This is my parents' house.
Those are ladies' shoes.

But we use 's with irregular plural nouns:

men women children people
These are men's shoes.
Children's clothes are very expensive.

We can use a possessive instead of a full noun phrase to avoid repeating words:

Is that John's car?
No, it's Mary's. (NOT No, it's Mary's [car].)

Whose coat is this?
It's my wife's. (NOT It's my wife's [coat].)