Which is correct The field was full of sheep or The field was full of sheep's?

Answer 1

The first sentence is correct, "The field was full of sheep."

In the second sentence, the noun sheep's is the possessive form, which requires a word (noun or pronoun) that belongs to the sheep.

The noun sheep is both singular and plural.

Examples:

One of the sheep has a lamb. (singular)

Three of the sheep have lambs (plural)

Adding the apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word forms the possessive, both singular and plural.

Examples:

One sheep's lamb was black. (singular possessive)

Two of the sheep's lambs were white. (plural possessive)

Answer 2

The correct sentence is "The field was full of sheep." "Sheep's" is a possessive form that would indicate something belonging to the sheep, while "sheep" is the plural form of the noun that describes the animals in the field.

Answer 3

The word "sheep" does not have a plural. So, one sheep; fifty sheep; six thousand sheep. Thus, the field was full of sheep. (The apostrophe in English is mainly used to show either abbreviation or possession. If you say "sheep's," you are saying something belongs to the sheep-- the sheep's barn is very large.)