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I like my friend Peter’s dog. My friend is called Peter but I have added an apostrophe and an ‘s’ onto his name to show that Peter owns the dog. If an item belongs to somebody, we show this by adding an ‘s.
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We use an apostrophe to show a missing letter for contractions but there is also another use for apostrophes - to show that the kite belongs to John.
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Because Anne's name doesn't end in an 's' we add one. If a name does end in an 's' you can either add 's or just put an apostrophe after it.
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You have a choice. If a name ends in 's' you can either write it this way: James'; or this way: James's. Both are correct but the preferred way tends to be James'.
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The jumper belongs to Sally, because she is holding it - it doesn't look like she has bought it yet though!
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In 1698, in Russia, men were taxed on having beards!
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Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up.
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There are about thirty different types of rabbits.
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You can own things that you haven't bought - like eyes, hair etc.
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Miss Cook owns the lessons, because they belong to her - they are her lessons. Kerry also owns the idea of something being her favorite.
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Lots of things belonging to different people here! All need an apostrophe after their name to show the possession of physical things like a cake and non-physical things like a birthday.
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