Possessive forms of plural nouns The possessive case of plural nouns that end in s is formed by adding an apostrophe: This is the boys’ bedroom. My parents’ house is a lovely old one. The scissors’ handles just snapped off. The Jeffersons’ yard is always beautifully landscaped. The pos...
Using Possessive Nouns Know how to use the possessive form of nouns Possessive noun forms are simple, yet for some nouns can be tricky. Most singular nouns can be made possessive by just adding an apostrophe and letter ‘s,’ while most plural nouns just add an apostrophe. Things get compli...
To learn more about the apostrophe, review the accompanying lesson on possessive nouns. This lesson covers the following: Know when you should and shouldn't use an apostrophe and why Learn how to use an apostrophe to make a contraction
We can show the relationship between two nouns by using possessive forms or compound nouns. There are two basic possessive forms: the genitive (’s – eg.the company’s shareholders) and the structure (e.g.the shareholders of the company). This unit describes the forms and uses of the gen...
What is a possessive noun? See the possessive noun definition, possessive nouns examples, plural possessive nouns, singular possessive nouns, and...
Irregular plural nouns, like children or teeth, each have unique plural forms. The possessive form of irregular plural nouns depends on whether or not they already end in an s. If the irregular plural noun has an s at the end, add only an apostrophe. If the irregular plural noun does...
Most singular nouns do not end in an/s/so it feels natural to add the apostrophe plus/s/at the end of the word. Here are some examples: thehen’segg arat’stail mymom’srecipe But even if a singular noun ends in an/s/, we still add an apostrophe plus another/s/. It might lo...
VocabularySpellingCity.com provides word lists, printables, and interactive possessive noun games and activities that give students the opportunity to form and use possessive nouns and pronouns. TryWord Unscramblewith theFour Forms of Nouns – Animalslist for both possessive singular and possessive plural...
Possessive Forms1.Forming PossessivesShowing possession in English is a relatively easy matter (believe it or not). By adding an apostropheand an s we can manage to transform most singular nouns into their possessive form: the car's frontseat, Charles's car, Bartkowski's book, hard day's...
Possessives with Gerunds :Possessive forms are frequently modifiers for verb forms used as nouns, or gerunds. Using the possessive will affect how we read the sentence. For instance, "I'm worried about Joe running in the park after dark" means that I'm worried aboutJoeand the fact that he...