Yes, they can; for example:
The boys ran for the school bus. (plural noun, boys)
The boy's parents bought him a bicycle. (singular possessive noun, boy's; plural noun parents)
Both boys' bicycles were blue. (plural possessive noun, boys'; plural noun, bicycles)
No, not all words have a distinct plural possessive form. Some singular possessive forms can be used to indicate possession for both singular and plural nouns. For example, "children's" can be used for the plural possessive of "child" and "children."
To be used with plural nouns. Mon ami, my friend, mes amis, my friends.
Possessive nouns are used in a sentence to show ownership or possession, or purpose or origin.EXAMPLESshowing ownership: Jack's car is new.showing possession: The team'slocker-room was a real mess.showing purpose: You'll find children'sshoes on the left.showing origin: I picked up a copy of today's paper.
Plural possessive forms are used to show that more than one person or thing owns or is associated with something. For regular plural nouns, you add an apostrophe after the s (e.g., students' books). For irregular plural nouns that do not end in s, you add 's (e.g., children's toys).
The possessive adjective form of pronoun 'its' is singular, describing a noun that belongs to one thing. The plural form is 'their', describing a noun as belonging to more than one person or thing.
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No, not all words have a distinct plural possessive form. Some singular possessive forms can be used to indicate possession for both singular and plural nouns. For example, "children's" can be used for the plural possessive of "child" and "children."
To correct the plural possessive nouns, an apostrophe must be added to the ending -s of committees (committees') and residents (residents').The plural, possessive noun faculties' is the correct form.A comma should be placed after the first two of the three plural possessive nouns.Also, the possessive adjective your is extraneous; the article the is the modifier used for all three of the plural possessive nouns.The correct sentence is, "Thank you so much again for all of the committees', the faculties', and the residents' consideration."If the possessive adjective your is used, the article the should not be used before each of the plural possessive nouns. The sentence would read, "Thank you so much again for all of your committees', faculties', and residents' consideration."
To be used with plural nouns. Mon ami, my friend, mes amis, my friends.
The apostrophe is used for possessive nouns and for contractions. In some rare cases, such as letters and numbers, an apostrophe is used with S to create a plural noun.
possessive pronoun is my,our,yours,his,her,its,theirsare used before the nouns their modify. mine,ous,yours,his,hers,its,theirs are used after the nouns..
Possessive nouns are used in a sentence to show ownership or possession, or purpose or origin.EXAMPLESshowing ownership: Jack's car is new.showing possession: The team'slocker-room was a real mess.showing purpose: You'll find children'sshoes on the left.showing origin: I picked up a copy of today's paper.
Plural possessive forms are used to show that more than one person or thing owns or is associated with something. For regular plural nouns, you add an apostrophe after the s (e.g., students' books). For irregular plural nouns that do not end in s, you add 's (e.g., children's toys).
The nominative pronoun is we, and the objective pronoun is us. (first person plural)The possessive adjective (used with nouns) is our.The possessive pronoun (used alone) is ours.
The possessive adjective form of pronoun 'its' is singular, describing a noun that belongs to one thing. The plural form is 'their', describing a noun as belonging to more than one person or thing.
The plural form of the noun wool is wools.The possessive form of the of the plural noun wools is wools'.example: The wools' prices have gone up, but the cottons are the same.Note: The plural forms of the uncountable nouns 'wool' and 'cotton' are used for 'types of' or 'kinds of'.