Possessive Nouns

The possessive form of the plural noun bands is bands'.

Examples:

The bands' lengths can be adjusted for the size of the bales.

The bands' uniforms are the colors of their respective schools.

The singular noun is lion.

The plural adds an S to form lions. (more than one lion)

The plural possessive adds only an apostrophe to refer to more than one lion.

The lions' skins and manes were dusty from the long journey across the plain.

Nouns ending with -z form the possessive by adding apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the word.

Examples:

• Buzz; Buzz's bicycle
• jazz; jazz's greats
• quiz; the quiz's difficulty
• waltz; the waltz's end

No, there is no possessive noun in the sentence. The nouns in the sentence are:

• clouds, a plural, common, concrete noun, subject of the sentence
• sky, a singular, common, concrete noun, object of the verb 'dot'.

A possessive noun is a form of a noun that shows that something in the sentence belongs to that noun. The possessive form is shown by use of an apostrophe s ('s) at the end of a noun or just an apostrophe (') at the end of a plural noun already ending with s. Example:

The sky's horizon was dotted with white clouds.

The clouds' whiteness dotted the blue sky.

The plural form of the noun cyclops is cyclopes.

The plural possessive form is cyclopes'.

Example: Only the most daring venture into the cyclopes' domain.

The possessive singular noun for month is month's, e.g. That month's days seemed to go by very quickly.

The possessive plural noun for months is months', e.g. Those months' days seemed to go by very quickly.

The plural form of the noun zebra is zebras.

The plural possessive form is zebras'.

Example: These grasslands are the zebras' food source.

The plural form of the noun star is stars.

The plural possessive form is stars'.

Example: All of the stars' dressing rooms have been refurbished.