Is it boxes or box's

Answer 1

When making a plural from a word that ends in "x", you will always add an "-es".

Example sentences:

Singular: She held the box in her hand.

Plural: She held the boxes in her hands.

Singular: The box was full of trash.

Plural: The boxes were full of trash.

Singular: She put the box into the trash bin.

Plural: She put the boxes into the trash bin.

The apostrophe s ('s) is only used for possessives, meaning the box "owns" the next word or the box is related somehow to the next word in the sentence.

Example sentences:

The box's flaps tore so they wouldn't close.

The box's contents were X-rayed for explosives.

The box's label showed my name and address.

Don't confuse apostrophe s with a plural. You can have a single apostrohe ( ' ) on a plural to indicate "plural plus possessive".

Example sentences:

The axes' handles were solid wood. (note the -es indicates plural, and one apostrophe is added to show possessive: axes' (related to/owns their) handles.

The boxes' sides were crushed. (multiple boxes=plural, so "-es is added after the x, but the sides are 'owned by' all the boxes so add an apostrophe).

Answer 2

The correct form is "boxes" when referring to more than one box. "Box's" is possessive and is used to show that something belongs to the box (e.g. the box's lid).

Answer 3

boxes