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giant’s Beyond the wall was a fierce giant. The giant’s head was huge. giant’s head

giants’ Giants were fighting. The giants’ battle was heard throughout the kingdom. There is more than one giant fighting, so we make the word giant plural. giants Then, add an apostrophe because both giants show ownership of the battle. giants’ battle

children’s The children’s section of the library is very popular. • The word “child” is singular. • The word “children” is plural. • Since the plural form of child (children) is formed without adding “s”, we add an ‘s to create the possessive form of children. • children’s section of the library

its A monarch butterfly is noticeable because its wings are black and orange. “Its” is a pronoun that shows ownership. This word shows ownership without using an apostrophe. Its is a possessive pronoun. “Its wings” refers to the butterfly’s wings.

it’s • It’s is not a possessive pronoun! • It’s is the contraction form of it is. • Today is beautiful because it’s sunny and warm. • We can check the accuracy of our use of it’s by changing the contraction form to it is. • Today is beautiful because it is sunny and warm. • That makes sense, so I can use it’s in this sentence.

Now try this: • A monarch butterfly is noticeable because it’s wings are black and orange. • Check the accuracy of it’s by changing it’s to it is. • A monarch butterfly is noticeable because it is wings are black and orange. • That does not make sense! I must use its to make this sentence correct! • Correct: A monarch butterfly is noticeable because its wings are black and orange.

sisters’ The three daughters all had bikes. The sisters’ bicycles were lined up in front of the school. There is more than one sister, so we make the word sister plural. sisters Then, add an apostrophe because all three sisters show ownership of the bicycles. sisters’ bicycles

sister’s Her oldest sister’s backpack was left on the table. The word sister is singular, so we create the plural form of the word by adding an apostrophe and an s. sister’s

nurses’ Nurses’ uniforms used to be white. There is more than one nurse, so we make the word nurse plural. nurses Then, add an apostrophe because all of the nurses show ownership of their uniforms. nurses’ uniforms