Guest: Can the apostrophe be used to show possession ofa subject that is a proper noun or any noun. Example- The Board expects to meet its' goals. " its " is already a possesive pronoun. There is no " its' " for whatever reason, I guess. Regular Member 882 Learn English every day As whl626 said, no apostrophe after "its" since it is already in possessive form.  Don't let schooling interfere with your education. www.grammar.cl - www.vocabulary.cl Sorry Maj. Try; The board members expect to meet their goals I think ' board ' or ' board members ' are acceptable since board means a group of people. Regular Member 882 Learn English every day In that case 'The board expect to meet their goals' But it still doesn't sound right to me. Another similar term ' audience '  eg The audience give their standing ovation everytime when an onstage performance is finished. Regular Member 882 Learn English every day You are right its shows possession just like you said. The word it's is a contraction of it is. Putting a appostrophe at the end of the word will be incorrect. New Member 10 More
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