A possessive noun is a noun indicating ownership, possession, purpose, or origin.
Possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the word, or just an apostrophe to plural nouns that already end with -s.
Forming a plural possessive noun is dependent on whether the plural noun ends with an -s or does not.
Example plural possessive nouns:
the covers of the books = the books' covers
the assembly of classes = the classes' assembly
the coats of the children = the children's coats
shoes for men = men's shoes
the houses of the neighbors = the neighbors' houses
Here are some singular nouns:
Child, sheep, tooth, mouse, ox, rabbit, princess.
Here are their possessive forms:
Child's, sheep's, tooth's, mouse's, ox's, rabbit's, princess's.
Note that they all form the possessive by adding an apostrophe followed by 's'.
Now, here are the plural forms:
Children, sheep, teeth, mice, oxen, rabbits, princesses.
And here are their possessive forms:
Children's, sheep's, teeth's, mice's, oxen's, rabbits', princesses'.
The rule is simple. If the plural ends in 's', add an apostrophe. If the plural does not end in 's', add an apostrophe followed by 's'.
While the above examples are grammatically correct, some of them sound clumsy and in practice you would probably not use them. For example: 'The dentist said that the colour of my teeth was not ideal', rather than 'The dentist said that my teeth's colour was not ideal.'
Possessive nouns are word that indicate possession, ownership, origin, of purpose of something in the sentence. Singular nouns indicate possession with an apostrophe s ('s) added to the end of the word.
Examples:
actor's (the actor's role)
book's (the book's cover)
child's (the child's coat)
doctor's (the doctor's office)
egg (the egg's shell)
friend (my friend's name)
Gina's (Gina's sister)
Henry's (Henry's brother)
There are two accepted forms for possessive singular nouns ending in s:
Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word: boss'
Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: boss's
Examples:
the boss' desk; or the boss's desk
the class' assignment; or the class's assignment
Carlos' sister; or Carlos's sister
Plural nouns show possession by adding an apostrophe (') after the s at the end of the word, for example: the ducks' pond; the questions' answers.
Irregular plural nouns that don't end with s show possession by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word, for example: men's room; children's playground.
Example singular possessive nouns:
Some plural possessive nouns that start with letter N are:nations'necklaces'needles'neighbors'nerves'nights'noodles'noses'nuts'nylons'
Plural possessive nouns show ownership by more than one person or thing. They are formed by adding an apostrophe after the 's' at the end of a plural noun. For example, "dogs' beds" shows that multiple dogs own the beds.
Possessive nouns (but not possessive pronouns) use apostrophes; therefore, "brother's" is possessive. "Brothers" is plural.
To pluralize compound possessive nouns, add an apostrophe and an "s" to the last word of the compound noun. For example, "my brothers-in-law's car" is the possessive form of the compound noun "brothers-in-law" in plural form.
No, a possessive noun is formed by adding an -'s (or just an -' to the end of plural nouns already ending in -s) to the existing singular or plural noun; for example:singular=apple, singular possessive=apple's; plural=apples, plural possessive= apples'singular=boy, singular possessive=boy's; plural=boys, plural possessive=boys'singular=car, singular possessive=car's; plural=cars, plural possessive=cars'The nouns that drop the -y and add -ies is to form the plural are nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant; for example:singular=ally; plural=allies (singular possessive=ally's; plural possessive=allies')singular=baby; plural=babies (singular possessive=baby's; plural possessive=babies')singular=city; plural=cities(singular possessive=city's; plural possessive=cities')
The plural possessive form of "gums surfaces" is "gums' surfaces."
The possessive of all English plural nouns NOT ending is -s is 's: feet's
Deer's
Congressman's
No, not all words have a distinct plural possessive form. Some singular possessive forms can be used to indicate possession for both singular and plural nouns. For example, "children's" can be used for the plural possessive of "child" and "children."
The plural form for the proper noun Lois is Loises.singular nouns ending in 's' form the plural by adding 'es' to the end of the word.The plural possessive form is Loises'.plural nouns that end in 's' add an apostrophe after the ending 's' to form the possessive.
Most plural nouns end in s, so to create the possessive simple add an apostrophe after the final s. For examplebabies'witches'lions'For irregular plural nouns add an 's to create the possessive. For exampleman > men (pl) > men'swoman > women > women'schild > children > children's