Possessive Nouns and Plural Nouns

What is a plural noun?

• A plural noun is a noun that is the person in a story.

• A plural noun is a noun that ends in s.

• A plural noun is a noun where there is more than one of the noun.

Answer explanation

A plural noun is a noun where there is more than one of the noun. For example, one dog is a singular noun, while two dogs is a plural noun.

While plural nouns often end in -s, they do not always end in -s. For example, sheep, teeth, and deer are all plural nouns.

What is a possessive noun?

• A possessive noun is a noun that shows that it owns or has something.

• A possessive noun is a noun that adds an apostrophe.

• A possessive noun is a noun that adds an apostrophe and an s.

Answer explanation

A possessive noun is a noun that shows possession. That means that it shows that it has or owns something.

A singular possessive noun adds an apostrophe and an s.

For example: A dog's bone.

A plural possessive noun ending in s, only adds an apostrophe.

For example: A bears' cave.

What is the plural of butterfly?

• butterfly

• butterflys

• butter flies

• butterflies

These are four (a)   .

What is the plural of child?

• childre

• childs

• children

• childrens

Three (a)   are talking.

The human body has a digestive system. This is the human _____ digestive system.

• body's

• bodys'

• bodies'

• bodies's

Answer explanation

Since we are talking about just one body, we add apostrophe and s.

So, it is the human body's digestive system.

The men said some words. These are the ____ words.

• man's

• mans'

• men's

• mens'

Can you find the apostrophe button on your iPad's keyboard?

(a)  

This is the (a)   fish.

Answer explanation

You need to make sure you add an apostrophe and an s when showing that someone or something has or owns something else.