Plural and Possessive Forms in English
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ship
s
ship
’s
flag
more than one ship
the flag belongs to the ship
Plural -
s
A
noun
names a person, place, idea, thing or feeling.
sea
s
cloud
s
fellow-rover
call
If there is more than one of the
noun
we say it is
plural
.
We often show a
noun
is plural by
adding an
s
.
I must go down to the
seas
again.
… a windy day with the white
clouds
flying.
… a merry yarn from a laughing
fellow-rover
.
… for the
call
of the running tide…
Which of the
four nouns
are plural?
Plurals
Where in the poem are these nouns used?
Possessive –
’s
To show
possession
we add
’s
to the end of the
noun
.
wheel
wind
sail
gull
whale
Possession
means that something is
owned
by the
noun
.
the
wheel
’s
kick
the
wind
’s
song
the white
sail
’s
shaking
the
gull
’s
way
the
whale
’s
way
The
’s
goes at the end of the
noun
.
kick
song
shaking
way
way
Plural
-
s
and
possessive
-
’s
The white clouds were flying.
The white cloud’s were flying.
Which sentence is correct in each pair?
Plural
- add
s
The winds song was calling.
The wind’s song was calling.
Possessive
- add
’s
Plural
Possessive -
s
If the
noun
already ends in
s
because it is
plural
…
add
’
to the end of that
noun
.
wolf
wolves
wolf
wolves
the
wolf
’s
fangs
the
wolves
’
fangs
the
wolf
’s
blood
the
wolves
’
blood
If we added another
s
to a
plural noun
it would be hard to say!
The
’
goes at the end
of the
noun
.
wolf
wolves
Plural
Possessive -
s
The wolves’ fangs were bared at the doe.
The wolf’s fangs were bared at the doe.
Match the punctuation to the description.
The fangs which belonged to
one wolf
were bared at the doe.
The fangs which belonged to
all of the
wolves
were bared at the doe.
The wolves sheltered under the tree’s
branches.
The wolves sheltered under the trees’ branches.
The branches which belonged to
one
tree
had wolves sheltering underneath.
The branches which belonged to
several trees
had wolves sheltering
underneath.
ANSWERS
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Learn the distinction between plural (-s) and possessive (-'s) forms in English nouns through examples and explanations. Discover how to form plurals, show possession, and distinguish between plural and possessive usage in sentences.
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Possessive Possessive s s
Do you know the difference between plural -s and possessive s? ship s flag the flag belongs to the ship ships more than one ship
Plural - s A noun names a person, place, idea, thing or feeling. seas clouds fellow-rover call I must go down to the seas again. a windy day with the white clouds flying. a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover. for the callof the running tide Plurals Which of the four nouns are plural? Where in the poem are these nouns used? If there is more than one of the noun we say it is plural. We often show a noun is plural by adding an s.
Possessive s To show possession we add s to the end of the noun. wheel wind sail gull whale the wheel s kick the wind ssong the white sail s shaking the gull s way the whale s way kick song shaking way way Possession means that something is owned by the noun. The s goes at the end of the noun.
Plural -s and possessive - s The white clouds were flying. The white cloud s were flying. Plural - add s Possessive - add s The winds song was calling. The wind s song was calling. Which sentence is correct in each pair?
Plural Possessive - s If the noun already ends in s because it is plural add to the end of that noun. wolf wolf wolves wolf wolves the wolf s fangs the wolves fangs the wolf s blood the wolves blood The goes at the end of the noun. wolves If we added another s to a plural noun it would be hard to say!
Plural Possessive - s ANSWERS The fangs which belonged to one wolf were bared at the doe. The wolves fangs were bared at the doe. The fangs which belonged to all of the wolves were bared at the doe. The wolf s fangs were bared at the doe. The branches which belonged to one tree had wolves sheltering underneath. The wolves sheltered under the tree sbranches. The branches which belonged to several trees had wolves sheltering underneath. The wolves sheltered under the trees branches. Match the punctuation to the description.
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