Correct examples of plural possessive nouns:
the covers of the books = the books' covers
the assembly of classes = the classes' assembly
the coats of the children = the children's coats
shoes for men = men's shoes
the houses of the neighbors = the neighbors' houses
the the Murpheys' backyard barbecue
First person singular: my (possessive adjective), mine (possessive pronoun)Second person siingular: your (possessive adjective), yours (possessive pronoun)Third person singular: his, her, its (possessive adjectives), his, hers, its (possessive pronouns)First person plural: our (possessive adjective), ours (possessive pronoun)second person plural: your (possessive adjective), yours (possessive pronoun)Third person plural: their (possessive adjective), theirs (possessive pronoun)
The plural of datum is data. The plural possessive is data's.E.g. The data's theft put some customer accounts at risk.
The singular possessive form is lunch's.The plural noun is lunches.The plural possessive form is lunches'.Examples:He left his lunch's remains on his dresser. (singular)Some of our school lunches' ingredients come from our vegetable garden. (plural)
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.
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 person singular: my (possessive adjective), mine (possessive pronoun)Second person siingular: your (possessive adjective), yours (possessive pronoun)Third person singular: his, her, its (possessive adjectives), his, hers, its (possessive pronouns)First person plural: our (possessive adjective), ours (possessive pronoun)second person plural: your (possessive adjective), yours (possessive pronoun)Third person plural: their (possessive adjective), theirs (possessive pronoun)
The plural of datum is data. The plural possessive is data's.E.g. The data's theft put some customer accounts at risk.
The singular possessive form is lunch's.The plural noun is lunches.The plural possessive form is lunches'.Examples:He left his lunch's remains on his dresser. (singular)Some of our school lunches' ingredients come from our vegetable garden. (plural)
Some plural possessive nouns that start with letter N are:nations'necklaces'needles'neighbors'nerves'nights'noodles'noses'nuts'nylons'
The plural of bacterium is bacteria. The plural possessive is bacteria's.(e.g. The bacteria's differing metabolisms make some more susceptible to the drugs.)
A regular or irregular possessive noun is based on a regular or irregular plural noun.A regular plural noun is a noun that forms the plural by adding an -s or -es to the end of the word.An irregular plural is a noun that forms the plural in some other way.Some examples of irregular plurals are child/children, deer/deer, medium, media, etc.A regular possessive is a plural noun the ends in -s (or -es) that adds only an apostrophe (') to the ending -s.Some examples of regular possessive nouns are apples/apples', babies/babies', chairs/chairs', etc.An irregular possessive is a plural noun that does not end with -s that adds an apostrophe -s ('s), the same as a singular noun.Some examples of irregular possessive nouns are children/children's, deer/deer's, media/media's, etc.
The plural possessive is foxes'.Example use:All the foxes' tails were caked with mud.Nouns ending in s, z, x, sh, and ch are made plural by adding "es" to the end of the word.
The possessive form for the plural noun fields is fileds'.
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.
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."
A possessive case noun is used to indicate ownership, possession, origin or purpose.Francine's sweater (a sweater owned by Francine)the cat's cleverness (cleverness possessed by the cat)Shakespeare's plays (plays originated by Shakespeare)the children's playground (a playground intended for children)
If the it in 'it's place' is meant to be a possessive case, it is not.The possessive of 'it' is its. e.g. "A cat likes its comforts. A dog knows its place"SOME PRONOUNS and their POSSESSIVE forms:1st person singular:I, me --- Possessive: my book, this book is mine.1st person plural:we, us ---- Possessive: our house, this house is ours.2nd person singular/plural:you --- Possessive: your house, that house is yours.3rd person singular:he, him --- Possessive: his book, that book is his.she, her --- Possessive: her book, this book is hers.it --- Possessive: its place, its cover, its size, its name...3rd person plural:they, them --- Possessive: their boat, that boat is theirs.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EXAMPLESUsing singular 'it' as a starting point, here are some examples of singular and plural, and of singular and plural possessive cases:John loves his garden. He weeds it every day.The clever positioning of the plants gives the garden its charm.John has many flowers in his garden. They look lovely.They look lovely, and their scent is heavenly.We are as proud of our garden as they are of theirs.