Possessive Forms and Plural Nouns

The video tutorial covers how to make singular and plural nouns possessive, focusing on special cases like regular plural nouns that don't end in 's' and collective nouns. It explains how to form possessives for these cases using examples such as 'children's', 'mice's', and 'people's'. The tutorial concludes with practice questions to test understanding.

What is the possessive form of a singular noun?

• Add 'es' at the end

• Add an 's' at the end

• Add an apostrophe only

• Add an apostrophe 's'

Which of the following is a regular plural noun that does not end in 's'?

• Books

• Children

• Dogs

• Cats

What is the plural form of 'goose'?

• Geeses

• Geese

• Goose

• Gooses

Which of the following is a collective noun?

• People

• Dogs

• Books

• Cats

What does the collective noun 'jury' represent?

• A group of animals

• A group of geese

• A group of nine people

• A group of children

How do you form the possessive of a regular plural noun that does not end in 's'?

• Add 'es' at the end

• Add an apostrophe 's'

• Add 's' at the end

• Add an apostrophe only

What is the possessive form of 'children'?

• Child's

• Childrens'

• Children's

• Childrens

In the sentence 'The children's coats were wet', what does 'children's' indicate?

• The coats belong to one child

• The coats belong to more than one child

• The coats belong to a group of adults

• The coats belong to a single adult

What is the possessive form of 'mice'?

• Mouse's

• Mices'

• Mice's

• Mices

In the sentence 'The mice's footprints were all over the floor', what does 'mice's' indicate?

• The footprints belong to a single cat

• The footprints belong to a group of cats

• The footprints belong to more than one mouse

• The footprints belong to one mouse