Plural nouns that end in s form the possessive by adding an apostrophe (') after the ending s.
Plural nouns that do not end in s form the possessive by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word.
Examples:
The horses' stalls are cleaned each morning.
The children's coats all hung in a row.
To write "empires" in plural, simply add an "s" to the end, making it "empires." For possessives, add an apostrophe followed by an "s" if the empire in question possesses something, like "the empire's riches." If the empire is plural and possesses something, use an apostrophe after the "s," like "the empires' territories."
The plural is bridges.
The plural of address is addresses.
The plural of "turkey" is "turkeys."
The plural of cylinder is cylinders.
The singular is "princess" and the plural is "princesses." The possessives are princess's and princesses' (apostrophe only for most plurals).
The plural possessive form is possessives'.The possessives' forms are recognized by the apostrophe -s or the -s apostrophe at the end of the word.
The singular possessive is dish's; the plural possessive is dishes'.
James' pencil---The correct answer is James's pencil.Apostrophe s for singular possessives, s apostrophe for plural possessives.
No. The plural form is businesses. Apostrophes make possessives, not plurals.
The plural form for the noun pupil is pupils.The plural possessive form is pupils'.Example: Some of our pupils' essays were published in the school newsletter.
That is the correct spelling (despite the ungainly three S form) of princess's (of or belonging to a single princess).The similar nouns and their possessives are :princess (singular noun)princess'sprincesses (plural noun)princesses'prince (singular noun, male)prince'sprinces (plural noun, male)princes'
These are: Mi (my), mío (mine), su (your), suyo (yours), tu (your - familiar), tuyo (yours - familiar), nuestro/a (our), vuestro (your - plural familiar), su (your plural), suyo (yours plural).
No, it is not. Employees is a plural noun (plural of employee, a person working for an employer).(*The possessives employee's or employees' can act like adjectives.)
An "s" forms the plural of most English nouns, e.g. bird, birds. When nouns end in "o" or "s", they form the plural with "es" (potatoes, mosses). The "apostophe s" is used to indicate possessives, e.g. Bill's job, the boss's wife. Plural possessives also use the apostrophe, but omit the "s", e.g. his brothers' company.
The spelling "thee" is an archaic term for "you" (opposite case is thou, possessives thy and thine).
To write "empires" in plural, simply add an "s" to the end, making it "empires." For possessives, add an apostrophe followed by an "s" if the empire in question possesses something, like "the empire's riches." If the empire is plural and possesses something, use an apostrophe after the "s," like "the empires' territories."