"Publikummet elsker skuespillerindens dans på scenen."
Translation:The audience loves the actress's dance on the stage.
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In english, couldn't we add only ' at the end of a word to set possession to a word if it ends with an "s"? Like in "actress' dance" instead of "actress's dance"? Or in "Nicolas' phone" instead of "Nicolas's phone"?
This is one of those things that I think has evolved even in my lifetime. Traditionally, I believe, the second "s" was not necessary (thus, "the actress' dance"), but at least over the last generation or two, the second "s" has become quite mandatory in most English publications ("the actress's dance"), so it is probably best to go this route when in doubt. Interestingly enough, the second "s" is still supposed to be omitted for "classical and Biblical names" (i.e., "Jesus' disciples" and "Augustus' reign"--not "Jesus's" nor "Augustus's"), which just makes it maddeningly inconsistent.
Frankly, I hate it, and refuse to use the second "s" in my own writing, but I don't think this is a battle I'm going to win.
Only if it is plural, if the possessive "s" is pronounced then it's written (so "actress's" but "actresses'")
