A singular noun is a word for one person, place, or thing.
A plural noun is a word for two or more people, places, or things.
A possessive noun shows that something in the sentence belongs to a singular or plural noun.
Possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe -s to the end of the noun, or just an apostrophe to plural nouns that already end with -s.
Example singular possessive nouns:
Example plural possessive nouns:
NOTE: There are two accepted forms for singular possessive nouns that end 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:
I put the memo on the boss' desk.
I put the memo on the boss's desk.
The noun women is the plural form of the singular noun woman.Example: Two women ran to assist the woman who had fallen.The possessive form of the singular noun woman is woman's.Example: The woman's name is Lucy.The possessive form of the plural noun women is women's.Example: The women's names are Lucy and Ethel.
"Has" is singular, e.g. He has, she has. "Have" is plural, e.g. They have, we have. The exception is "I" - e.g. I have.
Singular possessives are formed by adding anapostrophe sto the end of a noun. For plural nouns that end in -s, the possessive are formed by adding anapostrophe after the existing -s; for irregular plural nouns that don't end with -s, the possessive is formed by adding theapostrophes the same as a singular noun.
One boy - possessive = boy's. The boy's lunch is lost.Two, three or more boys - possessive = boys'. The boys' lunches have been stolen.For singular possessives the form is apostrophe s = ' sFor plural possessive the apostrophe comes after the s = s '
practitioner is singular (plural practitioners)sofa is singular (plural sofas)satellite is singular (plural satellites)clips is plural (singular clip)dentist is singular (plural dentists)dollars is plural (singular dollar)article is singular (plural articles)magazines is plural (singular magazine)laminator is singular (laminators is plural)radios is plural (singular radio)
The singular possessive is dish's; the plural possessive is dishes'.
James' pencil---The correct answer is James's pencil.Apostrophe s for singular possessives, s apostrophe for plural possessives.
The singular is "princess" and the plural is "princesses." The possessives are princess's and princesses' (apostrophe only for most plurals).
The possessive singular of all English nouns is formed by adding-'s: actress's. The use of an apostrophe alone is reserved for PLURAL possessives.
There is no apostrophe at the end of the word mistress. An apostrophe goes at the end of PLURAL possessives ending in -s, not singular ones. The possessive singular of mistress is mistress's, and the plural possessive is mistresses'.
'You' can be (singular) 'tu' or 'usted' (plural) 'vosotros/as' or 'ustedes' The first and third examples are informal; second and fourth, formal. Their corresponding possessives ('your') are: 'tu' (singular) 'tus' (plural) 'su' (singular) 'sus' (plural) 'vuestro/a' (singular, male/female) 'vuestros/as' (plural, male/female) 'su' (singular) 'sus' (plural) NB that the singular and plural, male/female, relate to the relevant noun. If you mean (erroneously) 'you're' = 'you are', I suggest you ask the question again
The plural possessive form is possessives'.The possessives' forms are recognized by the apostrophe -s or the -s apostrophe at the end of the word.
That is the correct spelling (despite the ungainly three S form) of princess's (of or belonging to a single princess).The similar nouns and their possessives are :princess (singular noun)princess'sprincesses (plural noun)princesses'prince (singular noun, male)prince'sprinces (plural noun, male)princes'
No, because there are not 100 plural pronouns.The plural pronouns are:weusyou (can be singular or plural)theythemthesethoseouroursyour (can be singular or plural)yours (can be singular or plural)theirtheirsourselvesyourselvesthemselvesbothfewfewermanyothersseveralall (can be singular or plural)any (can be singular or plural)more (can be singular or plural)most (can be singular or plural)none (can be singular or plural)some (can be singular or plural)such (can be singular or plural)
The above sentence should read: Benjamin Franklin was one of America's greatest citizens.America's is the possessive.
The noun women is the plural form of the singular noun woman.Example: Two women ran to assist the woman who had fallen.The possessive form of the singular noun woman is woman's.Example: The woman's name is Lucy.The possessive form of the plural noun women is women's.Example: The women's names are Lucy and Ethel.
"Has" is singular, e.g. He has, she has. "Have" is plural, e.g. They have, we have. The exception is "I" - e.g. I have.