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495.1 To Form Possessives with Indefinite Pronouns

The possessive of an indefinite pronoun is formed by adding an apostrophe and s.

everyone’s  anyone’s  somebody’s

Note: For two-word pronouns, add an apostrophe and s to the second word.

somebody else’s

495.2 To Form Singular Possessives

To form the possessive of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and s.

Some believe that our country’s electricity can be produced exclusively with renewable energy sources by 2050.

Note: You may add just an apostrophe to a singular noun ending with an s or a z sound.

Texas’ wind farms (or) Texas’s wind farms

Alexis’ electric bill (or) Alexis’s electric bill