What words are plural possessive?

Answer 1

Nouns and pronouns can be plural possessive.

• A plural noun is a word for two or more people, places, or things.
• A possessive noun is a noun that indicates ownership, possession, purpose, or origin of another word in the sentence.
• A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
• A plural possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun for two or more people or things.
• A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.

A plural possessive noun is recognized by an apostrophe (') after the ending s, or an apostrophe s ('s) added to the end of an irregular plural noun that does not end with an s.

The plural possessive pronouns are ours, yours, and theirs.

Examples:

The Walkers' children are twins. (proper plural possessive noun)

The children's playground is freshly painted. (common plural possessive noun)

The house on the corner is theirs. (plural possessive pronoun)

Ours is the house with the green door. (plural possessive pronoun)

Another type of pronoun that shows possession is a possessive adjective.

• A possessive adjective is a word placed before a noun to describe that noun as belonging to someone or something.

The plural possessive adjectives are our, your, and their.

Examples:

Our house has the green door.

Your house is on the same street as their house.