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Apostrophes. We all use them. But we don't all use them correctly.
An apostrophe S is used to show possession.
Girl: Wo-ho-ho!
Not that type of possession. More like, ownership of an object.
For instance, that's Sarah's dog. [dog barks] The apostrophe "s" indicates that the doll belongs to Sarah.
Without the apostrophe, Sarah's would become Sarahs, the plural of Sarah.
Girl: Wa-ha-ha! An army of mes!
Let me fix that.
Now, suppose Sarah and her sister Margery both had pets. [pets growl] They would be the sisters'
pets. The apostrophe comes after the S.
This is called plural possession -
Girls: Wo-ho-ho!
No, not like that.
Plural possession is when more than one subject possesses something.
The sisters' pets is an example of plural possession.
Her sister's pet is an example of singular possession.
Let's sum it up.
Sarah's dog and Margery's cat are the sister's pets.
Possessive, possessive, plural possessive, plural.