Guest  +  7429 Tue, 09 Sep 03 12:40 AM 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. Guest Nouns, Apostrophes

	whl626  +  7500 Tue, 09 Sep 03 04:10 PM " its " is already a possesive pronoun. There is no " its' " for whatever reason, I guess. whl626 Joined on Sun, Aug 24 2003 Regular Member 882 Learn English every day Nouns, Pronouns

	Woodward  +  7540 Wed, 10 Sep 03 12:13 AM As whl626 said, no apostrophe after "its" since it is already in possessive form. Woodward Joined on Tue, Jun 24 2003 A New Zealander in Chile Senior Member 2,788 Don't let schooling interfere with your education. www.grammar.cl - www.vocabulary.cl Possessives, Apostrophes

	Mike in Japan  +  7582 Wed, 10 Sep 03 10:26 AM Sorry Maj. Try; The board members expect to meet their goals Mike in Japan Joined on Tue, Aug 19 2003 Hazzard County, Japan Senior Member 4,582 I do like to be beside the seaside

	whl626  +  7599 Wed, 10 Sep 03 01:43 PM I think ' board ' or ' board members ' are acceptable since board means a group of people. whl626

	Mike in Japan  +  7603 Wed, 10 Sep 03 02:10 PM In that case 'The board expect to meet their goals' But it still doesn't sound right to me. Mike in Japan

	whl626  +  7611 Wed, 10 Sep 03 02:50 PM Another similar term ' audience ' eg The audience give their standing ovation everytime when an onstage performance is finished. whl626

	Arthur  +  9325 Sun, 28 Sep 03 01:48 AM 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. Arthur Joined on Sun, Sep 28 2003 New Member 10 Contractions