Possessives

Showing possession in English is done by adding an apostrophe and an s to singular nouns to transform them into their possessive form:

The car's front seat
Bartkowski's book
A hard day's work


Most plural nouns already end in s. To create their possessive, simply add an apostrophe after the s without the extra following s:

The Pepins' house is the big blue one on the corner.
The lions' usual source of water has dried up.
The witches' brooms were hidden in the corner.


With nouns whose plurals are irregular, you will need to add an apostrophe followed by an s to create the possessive form.

She plans on opening a women's clothing boutique.
Children's programming is not a high priority.
The geese's food supply was endangered.

Confusable Words

There are many words that have the same pronunciation but mean different things. It is just a matter of how you spell it.

Examples:

There - Their - They're
There: in, at, or to that place or position -> "Put the chair over there."
Their: belonging to or associated with -> "Their dog is crazy."
They're: a contraction of "they are" -> "They're going to the mall."

Its - It's
Its: belonging to or associated with -> "Its paws were the size of a softball."
It's: a contraction of "it is" -> "It's going to start at 8:30."

Here - Hear
Here: in, at, or to this place or position -> "Put that chair over here."
Hear: to perceive a sound with the ear -> "I can hear you talking from a mile away."

Bored - Board
Bored: to be uninterested in something -> "I was so bored that I almost fell asleep."
Board: a thin, flat, rectangular piece of wood or other stiff material used for floors or other building purposes -> "Let's use this board to cover the pothole in the road."

Break - Brake
Break: to separate something into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain causing it to become unproductive -> "You will break that vase if you drop it on the floor."
Brake: a device for slowing or stopping a moving object -> "Step on the brake to slow down the car."