Single (just one captain) - The captain's table.
Plural (many captains) - The captains' table. or The captains' tables.
The plural form of the noun captain is captains. The plural possessive form is captains'.
The possessive form of the plural noun ships is ships'.example: We watched the ships' outlines against the horizon.
Ships' is the plural possessive, meaning belonging to a number of ships.
Yes, captain is a common noun, a word for any captain of anything.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger (US Airways)Captain Cook, HI 96704Captain Strong Elementary School, Battle Ground, WAOld Captain's Inn, Yarmouth Port, MA"Captain Blood", 1935 movie with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland"The Captain", a novel by Seymour Shubin
The plural form for the noun navy is navies; the plural possessive form is navies'.
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The possessive singular noun is explorer's. The possessive plural noun is explorers'.
The possessive form for the noun coyote is coyote's.
The possessive form of zoo is zoo's.
The possessive form for the noun preacher is preacher's.
The possessive form for the noun laboratory is laboratory's.
No, he is not possessive. The possessive form would be his.