No, the word wives is the plural form of the noun wife.
An apostrophe must be added to the end of a plural noun that already ends with an s to form the possessive: wives'
Example: Our wives' birthdays are the same day so were planning a surprise party.
The singular noun "spouse" forms a normal possessive with apostrophe S : spouse's.The plural noun forms the possessive with only an apostrophe (spouses').
The possessive is the standard form - playmate's - and the possessive of the plural can use only the apostrophe - playmates' - in accordance with standard usage.
Yes, an apostrophe is used to form a possessive noun. An apostrophe s ('s) or just an apostrophe (') placed at the end of a noun indicates that something in the sentence belongs to that noun.Examples:The hat's band was black silk. (singular possessive)The Harrises' children are twins. (plural possessive)
The singular possessive of the noun wife is wife's.The plural form for the noun wife is wives.The plural possessive form is wives'.Examples:My wife's birthday is on Friday.Well, what do you know, our wives' birthdays are the same day.
Pebble is a singular noun, meaning one pebble. Pebbles is the plural noun, meaning more than one pebble. Pebble as a singular possessive is pebble's with the apostrophe before the s. Pebbles as a plural possessive is pebbles' with the apostrophe after the s.
The possessive form for the plural noun wives is wives'.
Possession is shown by adding an apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the word or just an apostrophe (') to the end of a plural noun ending in -s.The possessive form for the plural noun wives is wives'.Example: The charity raised a lot of money thanks to our wives' efforts.
The plural form of the noun wife is wives.The plural possessive form is wives'.Example: Our wives' birthdays are on the same day, we should plan a party.
The possessive form of the plural noun wives is wives'.example: We're planning a party for our wives' birthdays.
The plural form of the noun wife is wives.The plural possessive form is wives'.Example: Both of our wives' birthdays are this week.
The genitive( possessive) of a plural noun ending in -s adds an apostrophe to the final s: companies'
pLURAL ; orbits Possessive plural ; Orbits' (NB note the position of the apostrophe).
To make the plural noun "meteors" a possessive, you simply add an apostrophe after the s: meteors'
The possessive form for the plural noun judges is judges'.This is because the apostrophe of possession is to be placed after the noun. The noun in this case is judges. Therefore, the apostrophe is placed after the 's' at the end, to form judges'.
The noun husky (a sled dog) has the plural huskies.The possessive of the plural noun is huskies' (just the apostrophe).
The form wives' is the plural possessive form for the singular noun wife. Adding the apostrophe (') to the end of the word makes it a possessive form. Examples:singular: The wife of a player originated the charity event.plural: The wives of the players have continued the tradition of an annual charity event.plural possessive: The wives' efforts have raised a lot of money for the charity.
Yes, the correct plural possessive form is oxen's. An irregular plural noun forms the possessive in the same manner as a singular noun, by adding the apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word.