Apostrophe

The apostrophe's most common use is making a word possessive. It can also denote the omission of some letters from a word.

Singular

Add an apostrophe (') and an 's' at the word's end to make the singular noun possessive. You can use this even if the word ends with an 's'.

Plural

Add 's' or 'es'. If the word ends with 's', add an apostrophe.

Don'ts

• Don't use an apostrophe to form a plural noun. In most cases, you should add an "s" to create a plural noun

For example, "feature" becomes "features," not "feature's".

• Don't use an apostrophe to form the possessive in case of a singular noun that ends in 's'.

For example, "James' book" is incorrect; it should be "James's book."

• Don't use an apostrophe to form a possessive pronoun.

For example, Possessive pronouns like "mine," "yours," and "theirs" do not require an apostrophe.