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A plural noun is a word for two or more people, places, or thing. Plural possessives are plural nouns that indicate ownership or possession, and origin or purpose.
Possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of singular nouns.
Plural possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe (') to the end of a plural noun that already ends with an s, or an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of plural nouns that do not end with an s. Examples:
Plural possessive nouns indicating ownership or possession.
the covers of the books = the books' covers
the books of classes = the classes' books
the dog of the Howards = the Howards' dog
the houses of the neighbors = the neighbors' houses
Plural possessive nouns indicating origin or purpose.
children's shoes; not shoes belonging to children, shoes intended for children
the ladies' room; the room isn't owned by a group of women, it's a room intended for their use
the countries' summit; a meeting initiated by a number of countries
the astronauts' mission; the job of the astronauts
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What is the Plural proper noun possessive on names ending with ES?
The possessive of all English plurals ending in -s is formed by adding an apostrophe after the final s: the Joneses' house. (Do not mistake singulars that end in -s, like Jones or Charles for plurals).
What is the possessive form of a noun?
The possessive form of a noun shows that something belongs to that noun. The most common way that nouns are made possessive is to add an apostrophe 's' to the end of the word or to add just the apostrophe if the word already ends with an 's'. There are also a variety of other forms of plurals that are called irregular possessive nouns. Some examples of regular possessive nouns:boy, the boy's shoeJohn, John's bookchairs, the chairs' seatseggs, the eggs' shellsSome examples of irregular possessive nouns:Gus, Gus's brotherglass, the glass's capacityprincess, the princess's party
What does an apostrophe at the end of a word symbolize?
Final apostrophe indicates a plural possessive. It is only used to form the possessive of plural nouns ending in -s. Do not use a final apostrophe for the possessive of a singular noun ending in -s: it is for plurals only.
What makes possessive noun singular or plural?
Only a plural possessive can be identified solely by its ending: a final apostrophe means it is plural. There are two endings that are the sign the possessive case in English nouns. One is for all singulars and one or two plurals, the other is for plurals only. All English singular possessives are formed by adding 's: the girl's hat, the boss's office, Socrates's wife. (Some plural possessives are also formed this way, if they do not normally end in s: the children's room, women's shoes, the bacteria's mutation.) All English plural nouns ending in s form the possessive by adding the apostrophe alone: Workers' benefits, States' Rights. Only plural nouns ending in s do this.
What is a plural possessive?
A plural possessive is a noun form for two or more people or things (a plural noun) that shows something in the sentence belongs to those people or things. The possessive form can be either singular or plural.A singular possessive is formed by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word.A plural possessive, for plurals that end in S, is formed by adding just an apostrophe (') after the S at the end of the word. Plural nouns that don't end in S (irregular plurals) form the possessive in the usual way, with an apostrophe S ('s) added to the end of the word.Example singular: Something belonging to one cat: the cat's toy (apostrophe s)Example plural: Something belonging to two or more cats: the cats' home, the cats' dishes (apostrophe only)Example irregular plural: Something belonging to two or more children: a children's playground.
What is the plural possessive way to write the word city?
The sign of the possessive of all English plurals ending in s is a final apostrophe: cities'
What are the two major factors that usually make two or more words confusing?
plurals and possessive
What is the Plural proper noun possessive on names ending with ES?
The possessive of all English plurals ending in -s is formed by adding an apostrophe after the final s: the Joneses' house. (Do not mistake singulars that end in -s, like Jones or Charles for plurals).
The possessive of a plural noun ending in s is formed by adding?
You form the possessive of plurals ending in "s" by adding an apostrophe: the computers' network connections, the rabbits' ears.
If a word already has an apostrophe how do you make it plural?
Apostrophes are not used to form plurals. For example, the plural of dog is dogs, not dog's. Dog's is a possessive noun.
When should bachelor be punctuated in a plural form?
You only punctuate the plural (with an apostrophe) if it is a possessive. Apostrophes are only rarely used to form plurals. The plural form for the noun bachelor is bachelors. The possessive form for the noun bachelor is bachelor's. The plural possessive form for the plural noun bachelors is bachelors'.
What is the plural possessive for actresses?
actresses (One actress, two actresses)The plural for the word actress is actresses.
Is roses' plural or plural possessive?
Roses' with an apostrophe is plural possessive. Roses is just the plural. Plurals, when written correctly, do not have an apostrophe. Adding an apostrophe makes the plural possessive.An example of roses' is use would be The roses' water in the vase needs to be topped up.
When do you use s's or s'?
If the word you are making into a possessive ends in s because it is a plural, then you add an apostrophe after the s to make it possessive. In all other cases, including words which end in s for any reason other that because they are plurals, you add an apostrophe and the s.
When to use s' vs s's?
If the word you are making into a possessive ends in s because it is a plural, then you add an apostrophe after the s to make it possessive. In all other cases, including words which end in s for any reason other that because they are plurals, you add an apostrophe and the s.
What is the possessive form of a?
The possessive form of a noun shows that something belongs to that noun. The most common way that nouns are made possessive is to add an apostrophe 's' to the end of the word or to add just the apostrophe if the word already ends with an 's'. There are also a variety of other forms of plurals that are called irregular possessive nouns. Some examples of regular possessive nouns:boy, the boy's shoeJohn, John's bookchairs, the chairs' seatseggs, the eggs' shellsSome examples of irregular possessive nouns:Gus, Gus's brotherglass, the glass's capacityprincess, the princess's party
How do you write computers as a plural possessive?
The plural form would be PCs; the plural possessive would be PCs' (the singular possessive is PC's).Example: "Their PCs' memory cards were not of the same type."* Possessives are the reason that apostrophes are not used to form plurals. But they do appear occasionally in that role, where it is needed to indicate what is being pluralized, e.g. "He sent many SOS's." This is very seldom necessary.
