'They are in the Caribbean.' is a complete sentence. There is no missing plural noun. The pronoun 'they' replaces the names of those who are in the Caribbean. With just that sentence we don't know what 'they' represents, the Smiths, the honeymooners, the contest winners. More than likely that plural pronoun was in a preceding sentence.
The Smiths' must be well-off to afford that new car.
John and the Smiths took my mother on a picnic in the park.common nouns: mother, picnic, and park.proper nouns: John, and Smiths.
PluralIf referring to something about the Smith family as two or more, it would be the plural Smiths. Ex. The Smiths have two daughters, one son, a dog, a parrot, a hamster, and one snake.*In the above sentence "The Smiths" takes the place in the sentence for "The parents".In addressing, say a Christmas Card, it would be The Smiths.PossessiveIf referring to something owned by a person with the last name of Smith, it would be pluralized and then made possessive, reading Smiths'.Example sentences of possession:The Smiths' dog chased our cat up a tree.The noise that kept me awake until 2 a.m. was the Smiths' dog.When the Smiths held their New Year's Eve party, one of the Smiths' cars and one of the Jones' cars collided in the driveway. (bold is plural, the other two are possessive)Johnny is one of the Smiths living on Second Street.A roofer discovered that raccoons were living in the Smiths' attics and promptly told the Smiths about the various health and safety risks associated with removing the animals. (bold is plural, the other is possessive)
# The dessert is theirs. # Decide whether you want to watch pets in your home or theirs # They are as curious about our culture as we are of theirs
PluralIf referring to something about the Smith family as two or more, it would be the plural Smiths. Ex. The Smiths have two daughters, one son, a dog, a parrot, a hamster, and one snake.*In the above sentence "The Smiths" takes the place in the sentence for "The parents".In addressing, say a Christmas Card, it would be The Smiths.PossessiveIf referring to something owned by a person with the last name of Smith, it would be pluralized and then made possessive, reading Smiths'.Example sentences of possession:The Smiths' dog chased our cat up a tree.The noise that kept me awake until 2 a.m. was the Smiths' dog.When the Smiths held their New Year's Eve party, one of the Smiths' cars and one of the Jones' cars collided in the driveway. (bold is plural, the other two are possessive)Johnny is one of the Smiths living on Second Street.A roofer discovered that raccoons were living in the Smiths' attics and promptly told the Smiths about the various health and safety risks associated with removing the animals. (bold is plural, the other is possessive)
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Morrissey was the lead singer of The Smiths.
The Smiths was created in 1982.
The Smiths ended in 1987.
The plural possessive form of "smith" is "smiths'".
The address of the Smiths Grove Branch is: 127 South Main Street, Smiths Grove, 42171 8130