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Possessive nouns: show ownership with apostrophes and of

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For one owner, usually add apostrophe plus s: the student's notebook. For a regular plural owner ending in s, put the apostrophe after s: the students' notebooks. Use of when it sounds more natural or helps a reader follow a longer phrase: the door of the museum.

The neighbor's dog waits by the gate.
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