... 140field, 139 genus-species, 134 illustrative, 137 legislative, 133 metaphors in, 138 negative, 139 nominal, 132 paired, 139 real, 132 semantic, 140similes in, 138 stipulative, 133 synonymous, 136 techniques ... for:the Browns' house, the Johnsons' boatPronounsIndefinite pronouns form the possessive by adding -&apos ;s: anyone&apos ;s, anybody&apos ;s, someone&apos ;s, everyone&apos ;s, and so onThe ... contraction it&apos ;s for it is. Never use it&apos ;s for thepossessive of it:The cat washed its tail.NOT The cat washed it&apos ;s tail.The possessive of who is whose, not who&apos ;s, which is thecontraction...