On possession in English

On possession in English

1. An item owned by two or more persons gets apostrophe on the last item: It’s Kunle, Femi and Wale’s school.

2. Items owned separately by persons get apostrophe after each owner: They’re Kunle’s, Femi’s and Wale’s schools.

3. Apostrophe is used after “else” in the pronoun someone else: Don’t take someone else’s book.
GAB

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