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PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUNS A plural possessive noun shows possession or ownership of a plural noun. Example: The cars that belong to the teachers are parked here. The teachers’ cars are parked here. When a plural noun ends in s, add only an apostrophe after the s to make the noun show possession. Not all plural nouns end in s. When a plural noun does not end in s, add ‘s to form the plural possession. Examples: the shoes of the men – the men’s shoes The food of the children – the children’s food The noun following a possessive noun may either be the name of a thing or a quality. Example: Thing – Koki’s raincoat Brian’s umbrella Quality – the judge’s fury Bob’s courage Exercise 8 Change the following phrases to show possession in a shorter way. Example: The claws of the leopard, the leopard’s claws. the tail of the lion the dog that Cliff has the hat of my mother the book that Evans owns the pot that the child has the name of the doll the mobile phone that Lucy owns the shoes that Mike has the teeth that the fox has the rabbit that my friend owns Summary of rules of forming Possessive Nouns For singular a noun, add an apostrophe and s. Example: Mr. Joseph’s car is a Toyota Corolla. For plural a noun ending in s, add an apostrophe only. Example: The victim’s property was stolen For a plural noun that does not end in s, add an apostrophe and s. Example: The women’s boots were muddy. Singular Noun Singular possessive Plural Noun Plural possessive Noun Noun boy boy’s boys boys’ child child’s children children’s mouse mouse’s mice mice’s deer deer’s deer deer’s Exercise 9 Write the following phrases to show possession. Example: teachers – pens teachers’ pens Cooks – aprons 6. Women – sports Men – boots 7. Carpenters – nails Countries – flags 8. Sailors – uniforms Guests – coats 9. Musicians – instruments Athletes – medal 10. Neighbours – pets Exercise 10 Rewrite the following sentences changing the BOLD words to plural possessive nouns. Example: The players on the teams practiced after school. The team’s players practiced after school. Each day the wealth of the couple increased. There was a team of men and a team of women. The uniforms that the teams were new. Numbers were printed on the shirts of the athletes Scores made by the team-mates were put on the scoreboard. The players enjoyed the cheers of their friends. The whistles of the coaches stopped the game. The eyes of the children were full of tears of joy. The soothing voices of their mothers calmed them. However, the houses belonging to their neighbours were destroyed. Answers on Nouns Exercise 1 students, party Answers on Nouns boys, songs Excitement, air Joyce Chepkemoi, prize Otieno, house, street Exercise 2 candle – thing 5. guitar – thing wrestler – person 6. China – place joy – idea 7. hatred – idea Menengai Crater – place 8. Masanduku arap Simiti – person Exercise 3 musicians, drums, trumpets family, village Petronilla, trip festival, Kenyatta University people, costumes, streets Boys, Scouts, sniforms, parade holiday, excitement Taxi, family, airport Maryanne, castle, sand mother, water Exercise 4 Proper nouns Common nouns July book England face Kendu Bay crocodiles John Hopkins student Johannesburg life America business East Africa day calendar Exercise 5 Proper – Lucky Dube Common – singer Proper – London, Paris Common – dancer Proper – Mediterranean sea Common – flight Proper – Second World War Common – nurse Common – goal, students, world Proper – Europe Common – accident Proper – Bill Gates, Microsoft Common – pilot, woman, ocean Common – kettle, water Proper – Professor Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Exercise 6 tooth – teeth 9. cliffs 17. moose 25. bosses wives 10. deer 18. children 26. foxes giraffes 11. cliff 19. echoes 27. bunches heroes 12. autos 20. babies 28. ferries radios 13. studios 21. skies 29. flashes potatoes 14. men 22. beaches 30. ships beliefs 15. roofs 23. eyes thieves 16. rodeos 24. volcanoes/volcanos Exercise 7 knives 6. children potatoes 7. mice geese 8. roofs shelves 9. stories tomatoes 10. activities Exercise 8 the lion’s tail Cliff’s dog my mother’s hat Evan’s book the child’s pet the doll’s name Lucy’s mobile phone Kimani’s shoes the fox’s teeth my friend’s rabbit Exercise 9 cook’s aprons 6. women’s sports men’s boots 7. carpenter’s nails countries’ flags 8. sailors’ uniforms guests’ coats 9. musicians’ instruments athlete’s medals 10. neighbours’ pets Exercise 10 The couple’s wealth a men’s team, a women’s team The teams’ uniforms the athletes’ shirts The team-mates’ scores their friends’ cheers The coaches’ whistles The children’s eyes Their mothers’ soothing voices their neighbours’ house

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