Writing Handbook Exercises
 

Using the Apostrophe to Show Possession

Correct the possession errors in the sentences below by adding either an apostrophe or s where needed.

example:

It is something of a truism to state that humanitys capacity for inventing, producing, deploying, and using weapons has always far outstripped its efforts to limit or control them.

It is something of a truism to state that humanity’s capacity for inventing, producing, deploying, and using weapons has always far outstripped its efforts to limit or control them.


2. It seems that for Canadian soldiers of the two world wars, it was their war, not someone elses.