Plural and Possessive Nouns

Plural and Possessive Nouns

Multiple Choice

What is the plural noun in the sentence?

All the buses arrived early.

• all

• arrived

• busses

• early

Multiple Choice

What is the plural possessive in the sentence?

Many of the busses' seats are old.

• many

• old

• seats

• buses'

Plural Nouns

Names MORE THAN ONE person, place, thing, or idea. In most cases you can make a singular noun plural by adding -s, or -es

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is a plural noun?

• shoe

• shod

• shoes

Multiple Choice

Which word is a plural noun?

• Boss's

• Bosses

• Boss

Note!

Most plural nouns do not have apostrophes. (')

Possessive Noun

Names who or what owns or has something

Rules for Forming Possessive of any noun

• Add an apostrophe and -s to singular nouns EX. a girl's skirt, Mr. Hess's car, the cat's paw

• Add only an apostrophe to plural nouns that end in -s EX both teachers' books, the Smiths' house

• Add an apostrophe and -s to plural nouns that do not end in -s EX the mice's tails, the men's team, the geese's feathers

Multiple Choice

What is the singular noun in this sentence?

The bus has new tires.

• new

• tires

• bus

• none of the words

Multiple Choice

What is the singular noun in this sentence?

The bus has new tires.

• new

• tires

• bus

• none of the words