Plural and Possessive Nouns: Part II

Regular Plural Possessive Nouns

* Tip: There is more than one crocodile.

Ginny Weasley avoided the crocodiles swamp whenever possible.

• crocodile's

• crocodiles'

• correct as is

Regular Plural Possessive Nouns

*Tip: There is more than one dancer.

Lord Voldemort watched the the dancers' dress rehearsal because he couldn't go to the performance.

• dancers

• dancer's

• correct as is

Regular Plural Possessive Nouns

*Tip: There is more than one security guard.

Before entering the building, Lucius Malfoy looked closely at the security guards's badges.

• guard's

• guards'

• correct as is

Regular Plural Possessive Nouns

*Tip: There is more than one actor.

Whenever Ron Weasley has to give a speech, he uses the actors's stage to prepare.

• actor's

• actors'

• correct as is

Regular Plural Possessive Nouns

*Tip: There is more than one panda.

Rafiki went to visit the pandas's exhibit at the zoo.

• panda's

• pandas'

• correct as is

Irregular Plural Possessive Nouns

* Tip: There is more than one puppy.

For Halloween, Cedric Diggory carefully coordinated all of the puppies' costumes.

• puppy's

• puppys'

• puppies

• correct as is

Irregular Plural Possessive Nouns

*Tip: There is more than one waitress.

When Harry Potter worked at the diner, he painted polka dots on all of the waitresses' uniforms.

• waitresse's

• waitresses's

• correct as is

Irregular Plural Possessive Nouns

*Tip: There is more than one fly.

Until Simba talked to his science teacher, he didn't understand the flies's wing patterns.

• flys'

• flies'

• correct as is

Irregular Plural Possessive Nouns

*Tip: There is more than one child.

When Hermoine Granger worked at the art center, she always cleaned the childrens paintbrushes.

• children's

• childrens'

• correct as is

Irregular Plural Possessive Nouns

*Tip: There is more than one secretary.

Vincent Crabbe thought that all the secretaries' chairs were the comfiest in the whole building.

• secretary's

• secretarie's

• correct as is