Examples for plurals, singular possessives and plural possessives
Plurals
- Cat → Cats
- Book → Books
- Dog → Dogs
- Bus → Buses
- Class → Classes
- Bush → Bushes
- Watch → Watches
- Box → Boxes
- Quiz → Quizzes
- Leaf → Leaves
- Wolf → Wolves
- Knife → Knives
- Child → Children
- Foot → Feet
- Tooth → Teeth
- Mouse → Mice
- Person → People
- Sheep → Sheep
- Deer → Deer
- Fish → Fish
Singular Possessives
- The cat’s toy (the toy belongs to one cat)
- The book’s cover (the cover belongs to one book)
- The dog’s bone (the bone belongs to one dog)
- The bus’s route (the route belongs to one bus)
- The class’s teacher (the teacher belongs to one class)
- The bush’s leaves (the leaves belong to one bush)
- The watch’s band (the band belongs to one watch)
- The box’s lid (the lid belongs to one box)
- The quiz’s questions (the questions belong to one quiz)
- The leaf’s color (the color belongs to one leaf)
- The wolf’s den (the den belongs to one wolf)
- The knife’s blade (the blade belongs to one knife)
- The child’s toy (the toy belongs to one child)
- The foot’s arch (the arch belongs to one foot)
- The tooth’s enamel (the enamel belongs to one tooth)
- The mouse’s tail (the tail belongs to one mouse)
- The person’s name (the name belongs to one person)
- The sheep’s wool (the wool belongs to one sheep)
- The deer’s antlers (the antlers belong to one deer)
- The fish’s gills (the gills belong to one fish)
Plural Possessives
- The cats’ toys (the toys belong to multiple cats)
- The books’ covers (the covers belong to multiple books)
- The dogs’ bones (the bones belong to multiple dogs)
- The buses’ routes (the routes belong to multiple buses)
- The classes’ teachers (the teachers belong to multiple classes)
- The bushes’ leaves (the leaves belong to multiple bushes)
- The watches’ bands (the bands belong to multiple watches)
- The boxes’ lids (the lids belong to multiple boxes)
- The quizzes’ questions (the questions belong to multiple quizzes)
- The leaves’ colors (the colors belong to multiple leaves)
- The wolves’ dens (the dens belong to multiple wolves)
- The knives’ blades (the blades belong to multiple knives)
- The children’s toys (the toys belong to multiple children)
- The feet’s arches (the arches belong to multiple feet)
- The teeth’s enamel (the enamel belongs to multiple teeth)
- The mice’s tails (the tails belong to multiple mice)
- The people’s names (the names belong to multiple people)
- The sheep’s wool (the wool belongs to multiple sheep)
- The deer’s antlers (the antlers belong to multiple deer)
- The fishes’ gills (the gills belong to multiple fish)
Practice Sentences
Plurals
- The cats chased each other around the yard.
- All the books were stacked neatly on the shelf.
- The dogs barked loudly at the mailman.
- The buses arrived at the station on time.
- The classes were all canceled due to the snowstorm.
Singular Possessives
- The cat’s toy was under the couch.
- The book’s cover was torn.
- The dog’s bone was buried in the yard.
- The bus’s route was changed.
- The class’s teacher was absent.
Plural Possessives
- The cats’ toys were scattered all over the house.
- The books’ covers were all the same color.
- The dogs’ bones were buried in various spots in the yard.
- The buses’ routes were affected by the road construction.
- The classes’ teachers met for a conference.
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