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: octopus'
Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: octopus's
There are two accepted plural forms for octopus, they are octopuses and ocotopi.
The plural possessive forms are octopuses' and octopi's.
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No, the word lion's is the singular possessiveform.The plural noun is lions; the plural possessive form is lions'.
The singular noun is octopus.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: octopus'Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: octopus's
No, the noun creatures' is the possessive form of the plural noun creatures.The singular possessive form is creature's.
If you want a plural, no. Correct:bear, bearscat, catscheetah, cheetahdog, dogselephant, elephantsetc.If you need a possessive, yes it needs an apostrophe. Correct:The bear's claws are large. (singular possessive) The bears' habitat is the forest. (plural possessive)The cat's whiskers are white. (singular possessive) The cats' cages need cleaned. (plural possessive)We can see the cheetah's leg is hurt. (singular possessive) The cheetahs' coats are beautiful. (plural possessive)etc.
The word "octopus's" is a singular possessive noun, a word for one octopus that shows something in the sentence belongs to that octopus.Example: The octopus's color changed to blend into its background.There are two accepted forms for the plural of octopus:octopi (possessive form octopi's)octopuses (possessive form octopuses')Examples: The octopi's tank contained four octopi.The octopuses' tank contained four octopuses.
Museum is singular. Museum's is singular possessive. Museums is plural. Museums' is plural possessive.
The singular possessive of "ant" is "ant's" and the plural possessive is "ants'".
The singular possessive is biker's; the plural possessive is bikers'.
Niece's is a singular possessive noun. niece - singular nieces - plural niece's - singular possessive nieces' - plural possessive
The word sisters' is plural possessive. The singular is sister, singular possessive is sister's; the plural is sisters, the plural possessive is sisters'.
The singular possessive is army's.The plural possessive is armies'.
The singular possessive is avocado's; the plural possessive is avocados'.
Women's is a plural possessive. The singular possessive is woman's
The singular possessive form is heart's; the plural possessive form is hearts'.
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 singular possessive is author's. The plural possessive is authors'.