A plural noun is a word for two or more people, places, and things.
A contraction is two words shortened to a single word using an apostrophe to take the place of the missing letters of the original words. The contraction of a noun is used only informally. The more common used of contraction is a pronoun-verb or a verb-adverb combination.
A possessive noun also uses an apostrophe to indicate that something in the sentence belongs to that noun.
Examples:
The houses on this street were built in the last century. (plural noun, two or more houses)
These houses'll be torn down soon. (plural noun contraction; these houses'll be = these houses will be)
This house's age is much less. (singular, possessive noun; the age of one house)
Those houses' status is condemned. (plural, possessive noun; the status of all those houses)
The word "he's" is a contraction of the words he is. The possessive would be his.The plural of he is "they", and the contraction of they are is they're.The possessive for they would be their.
Plural possessive nouns show ownership by more than one person or thing. They are formed by adding an apostrophe after the 's' at the end of a plural noun. For example, "dogs' beds" shows that multiple dogs own the beds.
To convert a singular noun into a plural possessive form, simply add an apostrophe after the "s" of the plural form of the noun. For example, "dog" becomes "dogs'" in its plural possessive form.
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."
First, there is never an apostrophe used for verbs unless it is a contraction, not a plural or possession. Example: "My running's really improved!" This is a contraction of running and has. Second, if a noun is plural the apostrophe will come after the "s".
Some plural possessive nouns that start with letter N are:nations'necklaces'needles'neighbors'nerves'nights'noodles'noses'nuts'nylons'
The word "he's" is a contraction of the words he is. The possessive would be his.The plural of he is "they", and the contraction of they are is they're.The possessive for they would be their.
Possessive nouns (but not possessive pronouns) use apostrophes; therefore, "brother's" is possessive. "Brothers" is plural.
Plural possessive nouns show ownership by more than one person or thing. They are formed by adding an apostrophe after the 's' at the end of a plural noun. For example, "dogs' beds" shows that multiple dogs own the beds.
To convert a singular noun into a plural possessive form, simply add an apostrophe after the "s" of the plural form of the noun. For example, "dog" becomes "dogs'" in its plural possessive form.
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."
First, there is never an apostrophe used for verbs unless it is a contraction, not a plural or possession. Example: "My running's really improved!" This is a contraction of running and has. Second, if a noun is plural the apostrophe will come after the "s".
No, it's none of those. It's a contraction of a plural noun and a verb.
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A noun must be pluralized before its possessive can be formed because the different endings of plural nouns determines how to form the possessive. The same is true for compound nouns, which form the plural in different ways.Singular possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe s to the end of a noun; for example:apple; apple's coreboy; boy's bicycleclass; class's homeworkDover; Dover's mayorFor plural nouns that end in -s, the possessive are formed by adding an apostrophe after the existing -s; for irregular plural nouns that don't end with -s, the possessive is formed by adding the apostrophe s the same as a singular noun.This is when you need to know how the plural form ends in order to form the plural possessive; for example:the plural noun apples ends with an s, so the possessive is formed by just adding an apostrophe after the existing s: apples' coresbut the plural form for the noun child is children, which does not end with an s; plural nouns that do not end with s are made possessive the same as singular nouns; children'splaygroundplural nouns that do not end with s are called irregular plurals; some other examples of irregular plural possessive nouns are (mouse) mice's tracks or (man) men's shoesCompound nouns can also have different plural forms and must be made plural before determining how its plural possessive is formed; for example:the plural form for the the regular compound noun bedroom is bedrooms, the plural possessive is: bedrooms' doorsthe plural form for the compound noun paint brush is paint brushes, the plural possessive is: paint brushes'bristlesexamples of irregular plural compound nouns are: businessman, the plural is businessmen, the plural possessive is: businessmen's luncheonmother-in-law, the plural is mothers-in-law, the plural possessive is: mothers-in-law's opinionspasserby, the plural is passersby, the plural possessive is: The passersby's attention was drawn by our new sign.
Most plural nouns end in s, so to create the possessive simple add an apostrophe after the final s. For examplebabies'witches'lions'For irregular plural nouns add an 's to create the possessive. For exampleman > men (pl) > men'swoman > women > women'schild > children > children's