It called Possessive
A noun that shows ownership using an apostrophe is a possessive noun.
The possessive form for the noun passerby is passerby's.
It is a pronoun. It replaces a noun. Its is a possessive pronoun. It replaces a noun and its shows ownership.
The abstract noun form of the verb to own is the gerund, owning.The concrete noun form of the verb to own is owner.The word 'own' is also a pronoun and an adjective.
The plural form of the noun writer is writers.The plural possessive form is writers'.The plural form of the noun story is stories.The plural possessive form is stories'.The plural form of the noun farmer is farmers.The plural possessive form is farmers'.
It is a pronoun. It replaces a noun. Its is a possessive pronoun. It replaces a noun and its shows ownership.
It is a pronoun. It replaces a noun. Its is a possessive pronoun. It replaces a noun and its shows ownership.
Some nouns that show ownership using an apostrophe are "couch's, house's, equation's", etc.
The word mine is a possessive pronoun, a word that shows ownership of an antecedent. Example sentence:The car with the butterfly on the antenna is mine.The word mine is also a noun; the possessive form for the noun is mine's; for example the mine's entrance.
A possessive noun. Sally's car, Justin's wife, and Esmeralda's fur coat, for example.
A word in a noun phrase that shows ownership, origin, or purpose is:a possessive noun: the man's hat; McDonald's fries; a children'splayground.a possessive adjective: my sister; his barbecue ribs; their vacation photos.