Example sentences for singular possessive nouns:
"It is mine!" is one example of a sentence with a singular possessive.
common noun: teacher
plural form: teachers
plural possessive form: teachers'
Example sentence: I put flowers on all of the teachers' desks.
The noun dickens (lower case d) has no possessive form, it is a word used for emphasizing a question to express surprise or anger (Who the dickens was that?). To some, using the noun dickens is a euphemism for invoking the devil.The possessive form for the proper noun Dickens is Dickens's. The possessive of all English singular nouns is formed by adding -'s. Singular nouns already ending in -s acquire a new syllable, along with the -'s of the possessive.
Example sentences form possessive nouns (in bold):The movie's end was quite a surprise.The dog's water bowl is empty.I had a great time at Margaret's party.Lincoln High's team is the regional champion.
You can create 10 sentences with count nouns by using the words many bottles, few bottles, and a few bottles in different sentences. When using count nouns they can be preceded by much.
In his dream he saw a pride of lions roaring and chasing a herd of deer
Artichoke is the nominative, or dictionary form of the word. Using an apostrophe (') between this word and an "s" creates it in the singular possessive form. Thus artichoke's is singular possessive. The possessive plural form is artichokes'.
The singular possessive form of song is song's. The plural possessive is songs'. Note that the only difference between singular and plural possessive is the position of the apostrophe.It is possible to avoid this by using the alternative method for showing the possessive in the English language. The singular possessive can be shown as of the song, and the plural possessive as of the songs.
Firm's. Any singular possessive where the word does not end in 's' is apostrophe 's' ('s).
The possessive form for "home of an animal" is the "animal's home".
A possessive noun uses an apostrophe before the "s" to show ownership or possession, often shortening the written form of the phrase. For example, "Linda's car" is the possessive form of the noun "car" belonging to Linda.
Some nouns that are the same for the singular and the plural are:deerfishelksheepoffspringSome nouns are singular but appear to be plural; words that are a short form for 'a pair of...'. There is no plural for these nouns, the plurals are expressed by using 'pairs of...'. Some examples are:pantsshortsglassesscissorsbinocularsUncountable nouns have no plural form and take a verb for the singular. Some uncountable nouns are:moneyinformationnewsadviceelectricity
That pig's owner has had several prize winners.
He has a singular talent.That is a singular animal you have. One thing is singular; two or more is plural.