Both forms are possessive nouns:
Examples:
This boy's scores have qualified him for the finals. (singular)
All of the boys' scores have qualified them for the finals. (plural)
The word boys' is the possessive form of the plural noun boys.Example: The boys' locker-room is at the end of this corridor.
The plural form of the noun boy is boys.The plural possessive form is boys'.
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)
singular possessive: boy'splural possessive: boys'
The plural possessive of "boys" is "boys'."
The word boys' is the possessive form of the plural noun boys.Example: The boys' locker-room is at the end of this corridor.
It depends on how the word 'boys' is used. If it is a plural noun, then no. The boys chased the dog. If is is a singular possessive noun, then yes. The boy's dog chased him. If it is a plural possessive noun, then yes. The boys' dogs chased them.
The plural form of the noun boy is boys.The plural possessive form is boys'.Example: The boys' coach is Mr. Potter. (the coach of the boys)Of course if you are referring to some property of the toys, the possessive would fall on the noun "toys" for which the possessive form would be toys' (for the same reason illustrated above).
The word boy's is the singular possessive of the noun boy.The plural noun is boys.The plural possessive form is boys'.Example: The boys' locker room is at the end of this corridor.
The word boys' is the possessive form of the plural noun boys.Example: The boys' locker-room is at the end of this corridor.
The plural form of the noun boy is boys.The plural possessive form is boys'.
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)
Single possessive = the toy's box. Plural possessive = the toys' boxes
A plural (noun) in a sentence is simply a word for two or more people, places, or things.A plural possessive (noun) is a word for two or more people, places, or things that indicate that something in the sentence belongs to that noun.A plural possessive noun is indicated by an apostrophe at the end of a plural noun ending with an s (s'), or an apostrophe s ('s) at the end of a plural noun that doesn't end with s.Examples:The boys went to the locker room. (plural noun: boys)They went to the boys' locker room. (plural possessive noun: boys')
"Boys' " is a possessive form indicating something that belongs to or is associated with boys. For example, in the phrase "boys' toys," it refers to toys intended for boys. The apostrophe indicates that the noun "boys" is being used in a possessive context.
singular possessive: boy'splural possessive: boys'
Depends on the noun. Apple would be apples' in the plural possessive. Cherrywould be cherries'. Monkey, which would be monkeys'. Cactus would be cacti's. Chorus would be choruses'. There are many other examples out there. *To make the plural possessive add and apostrophe after the 's'. The boys lied to their mothers. Boys = plural. The boys' mother were very angry. Boys' = plural possessive.