Question

PLEASE HELP, WILL MEDAL!
i know this is english but its simple.
i dont understand the > ' <
like if something was Thiers or Their's or Theirs'
PLZ HELP, thank you!!

Answer 1

"Their's" doesn't exist :o I think you just want to write theirs...

Answer 2

's is usually added to the end of a noun, for example: John's.
This indicates that something is possessed/owned by the noun...
"John's house" or "Sam's dinner"
However, when dealing with words that already indicate that something is owned, adding the 's to the end is not necessary. This applies with words such as "hers", "his", "theirs", "ours", "yours", etc. So when using the word "theirs", do not add an apostrophe because it is not needed.

Answer 3

@Stormwolf1O1 "thiers" was just an example. i just want to know what the ' mean. like 's and s' . like you said that 's means posseshion so does that mean that s' means plurl?

Answer 4

(so many typos @.@)

Answer 5

There is a simple tool: replacement.
Replace theirs by "my" or "mine".
If it sounds right with "my", then it's "their",
If it sound right with "mine", then it's "theirs".
Example: This is a question of theirs/their. -> this is a question of mine -> theirs.
This is their house. -> this is my house -> their
See also note from @Stormwolf1O1

For possessives after s, see also
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm

@RebeccaPink6398
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Answer 6

you didnt really answer my quetsion but thank you. i wanted to know what the s' means

Answer 7

Okay, so you might want to use s' to indicate when one noun that refers to more than one person, place, or thing is possessing something. For example, in the sentence "I washed my parent's car," it is suggesting that only one of your parents owns that car. If it were "I washed my parents' car," it is suggesting that the car belongs to both of them. Does that make sense?

Answer 8

yes thank you :D

Answer 9

Excellent. :) s' is also used when the noun that possess something ends in the letter s. For example, you could say "I went to Mr. Ross' house for dinner." The noun already ends in S, so you just place an apostrophe after that S rather than saying "Ross's". However, this is a common mistake that many people make and forgetting to put the apostrophe after the S rather than adding 's won't hurt you too badly. Just try to remember if you can. Also, this does not mean that the noun Ross is plural because the apostrophe comes after the S...it is referring to Mr. Ross, who is only one person. But it's not to hard to figure out by reading the sentence that Mr. Ross is one person and the noun is not plural...it's kind of common sense. Do you understand this?

Answer 10

what about when it comes to like its. >it is< is what it means so would i put it's?
here is the question "Its like a scavenger hunt," and should i change Its to it's? but then again you just said that i may not have have when there is already a s i could just put '

Answer 11

but then agaaaaain... that is if someone said ross' or something that edns in 2 s

Answer 12

@Stormwolf1O1

Answer 13

No, for "Its like a scavenger hunt," you would change the "Its" to "It's". You're right that "it's" means "it is," and what the sentence is saying is really "it is like a scavenger hunt." Think about it like this: when trying to decide whether or not to put an apostrophe between the T and the S in "its" decide whether or not what you are really saying is "it is". For example, you wouldn't say "That is it's favorite song" because what you're really saying is "that is it is favorite song" which makes no sense. The correct way to say it is "That is its favorite song" with no apostrophe. This is very confusing and hard to explain, but just remember to think about whether or not you want to say "it is" when you're thinking about using an apostrophe.

Answer 14

thank you thats what i thought