Possessive Plural Challenge

Correct the error in this sentence: The dog's are playing in the park.

• The dogs are playing in the park.

• The dog's playing in the park.

• The dogs is playing in the park.

• The dog are playing in the park.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'The dogs are playing in the park.' because 'dogs' is the plural form of 'dog' and should be used with 'are'.

Identify the correct possessive plural form: The childrens' toys are scattered everywhere.

• children's

• childs

• child's

• childrens

Answer explanation

The correct possessive plural form is 'children's' because it shows ownership by multiple children. 'childs' and 'child's' are incorrect forms, and 'childrens' is not a valid possessive form.

Choose the sentence with the correct use of possessive plural: A) The girls's dresses are beautiful. B) The girls' dresses are beautiful. C) The girls dresses are beautiful. D) The girl's dresses are beautiful.

• C) The girls dresses are beautiful.

• B) The girls' dresses are beautiful.

• D) The girls dresses are beautiful.

• A) The girlss dresses are beautiful.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is B) The girls' dresses are beautiful because it correctly shows the possessive plural form for 'girls' by adding an apostrophe after the 's'.

Which option demonstrates the correct possessive plural form? A) The horses's stable is clean. B) The horses' stable is clean. C) The horse's stable is clean. D) The horse' stable is clean.

• D) The horse' stable is clean.

• A) The horses's stable is clean.

• B) The horses' stable is clean.

• C) The horse's stable is clean.

Answer explanation

The correct possessive plural form is 'horses' which requires the apostrophe after the 's'. Therefore, the correct option is B) The horses' stable is clean.

Identify the sentence with the correct possessive plural: A) The families car is parked outside. B) The family's car is parked outside. C) The familys' car is parked outside. D) The familys car is parked outside.

• C) The familys car is parked outside.

• D) The familys car is parked outside.

• B) The family's car is parked outside.

• A) The family car is parked outside.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is B) The family's car is parked outside because it shows possession by adding an apostrophe and an s after the word 'family' to indicate that the car belongs to the family.

Choose the sentence that uses possessive plural correctly: A) The childrens' play area is colorful. B) The children play area is colorful. C) The children's play area is colorful. D) The childrens play area is colorful.

• D) The childrens' play area is colorful.

• C) The children's play area is colorful.

• B) The children's play area is colorful.

• A) The childrens play area is colorful.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is C) The children's play area is colorful because it correctly uses the possessive plural form with the apostrophe before the 's' to show ownership by multiple children.

Which sentence demonstrates the correct possessive plural form? A) The women's shoes are on sale. B) The womens shoes are on sale. C) The woman's shoes are on sale. D) The womens' shoes are on sale.

• The womens shoes are on sale.

• A) The women's shoes are on sale.

• The womens' shoes are on sale.

• The woman's shoes are on sale.

Answer explanation

The correct possessive plural form is 'women's,' making option A the right choice as it correctly shows possession by plural women.

Identify the sentence with the correct possessive plural usage: A) The dogs' barking woke up the neighborhood. B) The dog's barking woke up the neighborhood. C) The dogs barking woke up the neighborhood. D) The dog barking woke up the neighborhood.

• A) The dogs' barking woke up the neighborhood.

• B) The dog's barking woke up the neighborhood.

• D) The dog barking woke up the neighborhood.

• C) The dogs barking woke up the neighborhood.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence with possessive plural usage is 'The dogs' barking woke up the neighborhood.' This shows ownership by multiple dogs, making 'dogs' plural and possessive with the apostrophe after the 's'.

Choose the option that shows the correct possessive plural form: A) The childrens' toys are missing. B) The childrens toys are missing. C) The children's toys are missing. D) The childrens toys are missing.

• D) The childrens toys are missing.

• B) The childrens toys are missing.

• A) The childrens' toys are missing.

• C) The children's toys are missing.

Answer explanation

The correct possessive plural form is 'children's,' making option C) The children's toys are missing the right choice.

Fix the error in this sentence: The neighbors's party was a success.

• The neighbors' party was a success.

• The neighbor's party was a success

• The neighbor's party was a success.

• The neighbors' party was a success.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The neighbors' party was a success.' The possessive form of 'neighbors' requires the apostrophe after the 's' since it is a plural noun.