Question

writing possessive nouns. a possessive noun possession of the noun that follows it. usually, only people or animals can possess.ritas housebills laughto make the possessive form of a noun, follow these rules.• if the noun is singular, add an apostrophe and the letter s. follow this rule even when the singular noun ends in s.jackies delicharless car• if the noun is plural and ends in s, just add an apostrophe to the end of the word.the witches broomsthe workers cubicles• if the noun is plural but does not end in s, add an apostrophe and an s.mens shoeschildrens bookscircle the possessive noun in each sentence. on the line, write s for singular or p for plural.1. __ melindas fish tank needs cleaning.2. often, ballet dancers feet become bruised and painful.3. i could barely hear that actors lines.4. for my parents anniversary party, we have rented a tent.5. roy joness dog won first prize at the dog show.6. the announcer called out one doctors name after the oth7. the pianists fingers flew through the duet.8. please show me your line of womens bikes.9. the secretary brought the letter to ms. lopezs attentior10. __ the reports must be on the bosss desk tomorrow morrusing the apostrophe: po

Explanation:

1. Identify the possessive noun, then check if it refers to one (singular, S) or multiple (plural, P) entities using the provided rules.
2. Singular nouns (even ending in s) use 's; plural nouns ending in s use just ', plural nouns not ending in s use 's.

Answer:

1. S (Possessive noun: Melinda's)
2. P (Possessive noun: dancers')
3. S (Possessive noun: actor's)
4. P (Possessive noun: parents')
5. S (Possessive noun: Roy Jones's)
6. S (Possessive noun: doctor's)
7. P (Possessive noun: pianists')
8. P (Possessive noun: women's)
9. S (Possessive noun: Ms. Lopez's)
10. S (Possessive noun: boss's)