Why can you add apostrophes in some plural possessive nouns?

Answer 1

For a plural noun that ends with an s, place the apostrophe after the ending s.

For a plural noun that does not end with an s, place an apostrophe s at the end of the word.

Examples:

• boy, boys = boys' - The boys' names are Mike and Mark.
• man, men = men's - The men's names are Mike and Mark.
• duck, ducks = ducks' - The ducks' eggs are sold at the farm stand.
• goose, geese = geese's - The geese's eggs are sold at the farm stand.

Answer 2

Using an apostrophe to show possession:

For singular nouns, add an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word.

• The dog's collar was red leather. (the collar of the dog)

For singular nouns that end with an s, there are two accepted forms for possessives:

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

• Put the mail on the boss' desk. (the desk of the boss)
• Put the mail on the boss's desk. (the desk of the boss)

For plural nouns that end with an s, add an apostrophe after the ending s (s').

• The dogs' collars have their names on a tag. (the collars of the dogs)

For irregular plural nouns that do not end with s, add an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word, the same as for singular nouns.

• The children's playground is freshly painted. (the playground for children)

Answer 3

For singular nouns, add an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word.
Example: The dog's collar was red leather. (the collar of the dog)

For singular nouns that end with an s, there are two accepted forms for possessives:

• 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:

Put the mail on the boss' desk. (the desk of the boss)

Put the mail on the boss's desk. (the desk of the boss)

Answer 4

For a regular plural noun, ending in -s, the apostrophe is added after the -s (s').

For an irregular plural noun that does not end in -s, an apostrophe -s ('s) is added to the end of the word. Examples:

• animals; the animals' health
• boys; the boys' soccer team
• children; the children's playground
• teeth; the teeth's whiteness

Answer 5

You use possessives when you want to state that something owns something. Examples (Possessive nouns are in bold)

That bike is Mary's

Josh's homework is finished.

The Book's pages are all wet.

The Computer's monitor was messed up.

Mainly, you write a possessive noun by writing the noun down, followed by 's. Unless the noun ends in an S. In that case, you just put an apostrophe at the end of the word.

Answer 6

For singular nouns, an apostrophe s ('s) is placed at the end of the word. For plural noun that already end with an s, place an apostrophe (') after the ending s.

Example singular possessive nouns:

the cover of the book = the book's cover

the teacher of our class = our class's teacher

the coat of the child = the child's coat

the shoes of the man = the man's shoes

the house of the neighbor = my neighbor's house

Example plural possessive nouns:

the covers of the books = the books' covers

the assembly of classes = the classes' assembly

the coats of the children = the children's coats

shoes for men = men's shoes

the houses of the neighbors = the neighbors' houses

Answer 7

All possessive nouns (singular and plural) use an apostrophe to show possession.

For plural nouns that end with s, add an apostrophe after the ending s.

Example: Their boys' ages are six and ten.

For plural nouns that do not end with s, add an apostrophe s to the end of the word.

Example: Their children's ages are six and ten.

Answer 8

An apostrophe is used to show possession in English. See examples below.

The dog's bark is obnoxious.

The cats' tails all wagged.

James's cat is crazy!