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What (who) is -'s - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
's (disambiguation); -'s; ’s; ‘s; ʻs
-'s
-'s1 [s, z after a vowel sound or voiced consonant, ?z after a sibilant]
¦ suffix denoting possession in singular nouns, also in plural nouns not having a final -s: John's book.
Origin
OE, masculine and neut. genitive singular ending.
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-'s2 [s, z after a vowel sound or voiced consonant, ?z after a sibilant]
¦ suffix denoting the plural of a letter or symbol: 9's.
-'s
1.
-'s is added to nouns to form possessives. However, with plural nouns ending in '-s', and sometimes with names ending in '-s', you form the possessive by adding -'.
...the chairman's son.
...women's rights.
...a boys' boarding-school.
...Sir Charles' car.
2.
-'s is the usual spoken form of 'is'. It is added to the end of the pronoun or noun which is the subject of the verb. For example, 'he is' and 'she is' can be shortened to 'he's' and 'she's'.
3.
-'s is the usual spoken form of 'has', especially where 'has' is an auxiliary verb. It is added to the end of the pronoun or noun which is the subject of the verb. For example, 'It has gone' can be shortened to 'It's gone'.
4.
-'s is sometimes added to numbers, letters, and abbreviations to form plurals, although many people think you should just add '-s'.
...new strategies for the 1990's.
...p's and q's.
's
·- A contraction for is or (colloquially) for has.
Wikipedia
's
's may refer to:
- 's, an ending used to form the possessive of English nouns and noun phrases
- 's, a contraction of the English words is and has
- 's, a form of the English plural ending, written after single letters and in some other instances (see also Greengrocers' apostrophes)
- 's, a contraction of the old Dutch genitive article des, appearing in names such as 's-Hertogenbosch
Examples of use of -'s
1. McCLELLAN:В I think thats what hes -- and I think thats what hes talking about.
2. Theres a lot of, theres a lot of miscommunication, theres a lot of incitement, theres a lot of hate speech, theres a lot of inaccuracies, theres a lot of inflammation.
3. You‘re very relaxed, Bob –– yes–s–s–s, you‘re getting drowsy ..." Wake up, people!
4. MCCORMACK:В Its the one thats - QUESTION:В Its that one is - MR.
5. ERELI:В Thats what -- thats whats on the videotape.