What are some plural possessive nouns?

Answer 1

A possessive noun is a noun indicating ownership, possession, purpose, or origin.

Possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the word, or just an apostrophe to plural nouns that already end with -s.

Forming a plural possessive noun is dependent on whether the plural noun ends with an -s or does not.

Example 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

Answer 2

Here are some singular nouns:

Child, sheep, tooth, mouse, ox, rabbit, princess.

Here are their possessive forms:

Child's, sheep's, tooth's, mouse's, ox's, rabbit's, princess's.

Note that they all form the possessive by adding an apostrophe followed by 's'.

Now, here are the plural forms:

Children, sheep, teeth, mice, oxen, rabbits, princesses.

And here are their possessive forms:

Children's, sheep's, teeth's, mice's, oxen's, rabbits', princesses'.

The rule is simple. If the plural ends in 's', add an apostrophe. If the plural does not end in 's', add an apostrophe followed by 's'.

While the above examples are grammatically correct, some of them sound clumsy and in practice you would probably not use them. For example: 'The dentist said that the colour of my teeth was not ideal', rather than 'The dentist said that my teeth's colour was not ideal.'

Answer 3

Possessive nouns are word that indicate possession, ownership, origin, of purpose of something in the sentence. Singular nouns indicate possession with an apostrophe s ('s) added to the end of the word.

Examples:

actor's (the actor's role)

book's (the book's cover)

child's (the child's coat)

doctor's (the doctor's office)

egg (the egg's shell)

friend (my friend's name)

Gina's (Gina's sister)

Henry's (Henry's brother)

There are two accepted forms for possessive singular nouns ending in s:

Add an apostrophe (') after the existing s at the end of the word: boss'

Add an apostrophe s ('s) after the existing s at the end of the word: boss's

Examples:

the boss' desk; or the boss's desk

the class' assignment; or the class's assignment

Carlos' sister; or Carlos's sister

Plural nouns show possession by adding an apostrophe (') after the s at the end of the word, for example: the ducks' pond; the questions' answers.

Irregular plural nouns that don't end with s show possession by adding an apostrophe s ('s) to the end of the word, for example: men's room; children's playground.

Answer 4

Example singular possessive nouns:

• baby's bottle
• church's steeple