A plural possessive noun is a plural noun (or two or more nouns) that indicates that something in the sentence belongs to them.
A plural possessive noun is indicated by an apostrophe at the end of a plural noun ending with an s (s'), or an apostrophe s ('s) at the end of a plural noun that doesn't end with s.
The plural possessive normally comes before the noun for which it indicates possession anywhere that the noun appears in the sentence.
Examples:
A possessive noun (singular or plural) may come before modifying words that precede the noun.
Example: The birds' shabby old nest from last year needed some refurbishing. (the nest of the birds)
Examples of irregular plural possessive nouns that do not end with an s:
When the nouns of a compound subject or object share the same thing, use just one apostrophe for the last noun of the compound group:
Example: Jeff and Joan's dog is a malamute.
When the nouns of a compound subject or object differ in ownership, then both nouns are possessive:
Example: Jeff's and Joan's dogs both won prizes.
To show possession for more than one person or thing, add an apostrophe after the plural noun. For example, "the students' books" shows that the books belong to many students. This form indicates that the possession is shared among the plural subjects.
The sentence "You have three nieces" is plural because it refers to multiple nieces. The word "nieces" is plural because it indicates more than one niece. There is no possessive form indicated in this sentence.
No, "Heather's ears are attached" is not a plural possessive sentence. It is a singular possessive sentence because it shows that the ears belong to Heather.
The correct form is "its" for the possessive form in the plural. "Its" is used for both the singular and plural possessive forms, without an apostrophe.
No, you do not need an apostrophe in that sentence. "Cousins" is used as a plural noun, not a possessive, so no apostrophe is required.
Yes, they can; for example:The boys ran for the school bus. (plural noun, boys)The boy's parents bought him a bicycle. (singular possessive noun, boy's; plural noun parents)Both boys' bicycles were blue. (plural possessive noun, boys'; plural noun, bicycles)
To use the plural possessive, change the sentence to:Each day the groups' scores improved.
The sentence "You have three nieces" is plural because it refers to multiple nieces. The word "nieces" is plural because it indicates more than one niece. There is no possessive form indicated in this sentence.
The plural possessive noun is racers'.
The correct form is "its" for the possessive form in the plural. "Its" is used for both the singular and plural possessive forms, without an apostrophe.
Plural possessive is "their" Possessive pronouns do not use an apostrophe.
The plural is monkeys. The monkeys were kept in cages. The plural possessive is monkeys'. The monkeys' cages were dirty.
Yes, you would use an apostrophe after the plural "forefathers" to indicate possession. The correct form would be "forefathers'."
The plural form of the noun friend is friends.The plural possessive form is friends'.example sentence: My friends' names are Jack and Jill.
No, Larpenteurs is just plural, not possessive.
Possessive nouns (but not possessive pronouns) use apostrophes; therefore, "brother's" is possessive. "Brothers" is plural.
The plural possessive noun is neighbors'. You have spelled it correctly.
The plural noun in this sentence is speeches and the possessive noun is people's.