Question

What is the definition of singular and plural possessive nouns?

Provide an example sentence for each. Please and thank you :)

Answer 1

Singular possessive nouns are easy. If a person, place or thing owns something all you have to do is add an ’s. Here are some examples:

Sandra’s dog is very cute.

The boss’s car is orange.

The jam’s ingredients are blackberry and blueberry.

Plural possessive nouns are where it can get a little tricky for both native and non-native English speakers. So what is a plural possessive noun? Plural possessive nouns show ownership when there is more than one of a noun. To show ownership where there is more than one noun you can simply add an s’ to the end of a word. Here are some examples:

The kittens’ toys are everywhere

Singular possessive nouns are easy. If a person, place or thing owns something all you have to do is add an ’s. Here are some examples:

Sandra’s dog is very cute.

The boss’s car is orange.

The jam’s ingredients are blackberry and blueberry.

Plural possessive nouns are where it can get a little tricky for both native and non-native English speakers. So what is a plural possessive noun? Plural possessive nouns show ownership when there is more than one of a noun. To show ownership where there is more than one noun you can simply add an s’ to the end of a word. Here are some examples:

The kittens’ toys are everywhere

Answer 2

Possessive nouns are nouns used to express ownership.

Step-by-step explanation:

A singular possessive noun is a noun that expresses the ownership of only one person, animal, thing, place, or idea (singular = one). It is formed by adding an apostrophe and s to a singular noun. For example, dog's, man's, tree's, etc.

• The dog's owner is nowhere to be found.

A plural possessive noun is a noun that expresses the ownership of more than one person, animal, thing, place, or idea (plural = more than one). Plural possessive nouns are formed by adding:

• only an apostrophe when the plural noun ends in s: cats', dogs', trees', etc. He has never been able to reach trees' branches.

• both an apostrophe and s when the plural noun ends in a letter other than s: women's, children's, geese's, mice's, etc. I went shopping for some children's clothing.