Rules of Apostrophes

Apostrophes show ownership

or possession.

Singular Nouns
form possessives by adding an
's
(even when they already end with s)

the dog's bowl

the cat's fur
the bike's wheels
Dickens's books
Bob's books
 Rules of Apostrophes

Apostrophes show ownership

or possession.

Plural Nouns
ending in s form possessives
by adding an
'
(even when they already end with s)

the dogs' bowl

the cats' fur
the bikes' wheels
all the books' pages
 Rules of Apostrophes

Apostrophes show ownership

or possession.

The word
its
shows possession;
it contains no apostrophe.

The word
it's
is a contraction of it is.

It's a good idea to fill its bowl.