Possessive nouns

POSSESSIVE NOUNS INDICATE POSSESSION OR OWNERSHIP.
That means that they help indicate when something belongs to someone.
For example: I am the girl’s bear
Noun + ‘ + S

THERE ARE 5 VERY SIMPLE RULES:
POSSESSIVE NOUNS are super important when we speak English.
In Spanish we say: ‘The house of my mother’ to indicate that the house belongs to my mother.
But in English it is not used and can sound strange.

RULE #1: SINGULAR NOUNS.
In singular nouns (person, place, thing or idea), we add apostrophe and ‘s’ after the noun.
Example: Ana ? Ana’s
Ana’s car is in the garage.

RULE #2: SINGULAR NOUNS ENDING WITH ‘S’
In singular nouns ending with S you can add ‘ + S or add an apostrophe after the S.
Example: Carlos ? Carlos’s** or Carlos’
**Carlos's room is very big.
**In this case the pronunciation changes, making emphasis on a double S sound (es)

RULE #3: PLURAL NOUNS.
In plural nouns just add an apostrophe at the end of the word.
Example: Horses ? Horses’
The horses’ tails are very long.

RULE #4: IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS.
In irregular nouns, it is correct to add an apostrophe + S at the end.
Example: Children ? Children’s
The children’s teacher is sick.

RULE #5: MULTIPLE OWNERSHIP.
A) Shared ownership: When two or more nouns share possession.
B) When multiple nouns DO NOT share ownership.
Examples:
A) Mark and Bill’s mother is Mary.
B) Lucy’s and Ricky’s rooms are on different floors.