Forming Possessive Nouns Rules

This video tutorial on the Explicit English Channel explains how to form possessive nouns in English. It covers two main scenarios: singular and plural nouns not ending in 's', where an apostrophe and 's' are added, and plural nouns ending in 's', where only an apostrophe is added. Examples include 'girl's name', 'Canada's laws', and 'children's toys'. The video concludes with a call to action to like, share, and explore more content.

What is the main topic of the video?

• Exploring verb tenses

• Understanding possessive nouns

• Learning about adjectives

• Forming plurals in English

How do you form a possessive noun for a singular noun not ending in 's'?

• Add 's' only

• Add an apostrophe and 's'

• Add an apostrophe

• Add 'es' to the end

Which of the following is a correct possessive form of 'girl'?

• girl

• girls

• girl's

• girls'

How do you form the possessive of the proper noun 'Canada'?

• Canada's

• Canadas

• Canadas'

• Canada

What is the possessive form of 'children'?

• childrens'

• children's

• childrens

• children

Which rule applies to forming possessive nouns for plural nouns ending in 's'?

• Add an apostrophe and 's'

• Add 'es'

• Add an apostrophe only

• Add 's' only

What is the possessive form of 'babies'?

• baby

• babies's

• baby's

• babies'

How do you form the possessive of the family name 'Smiths'?

• Smith

• Smiths's

• Smith's

• Smiths'

What is the possessive form of 'cats'?

• cat

• cats'

• cats's

• cat's

Which of the following is a correct possessive form of 'dogs'?

• dogs's

• dog

• dogs'

• dog's