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Possessive Nouns
Follow these rules to create possessive nouns.
With singular nouns, add an apostrophe (’) and s.
girl: girl's manuscript
student: student's ideas
With plural nouns ending in s, add an apostrophe (’) after the s.
girls: girls' manuscript
students: students' ideas
boys: boys’ school
With plural nouns not ending in s, add an apostrophe and s.
women: women's books
mice: mice's tails
With compound nouns, add an apostrophe and s to the last word.
sister-in-law: my sister-in-law’s daughter
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Nouns Plural Nouns Formation of plurals Compound nouns and their plurals Irregular plurals Possessive Nouns
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