Question

grammar: possessive nouns
a possessive noun shows ownership. it always has an apostrophe. use a possessive noun to show that something belongs to someone.
singular possessive add an apostrophe and s (s) to the singular noun. the cat the cats bed john johns baseball
plural possessive add only an apostrophe () to a plural noun that ends in s. cats cats bed boys boys baseball
add an apostrophe and an s (s) to a plural noun that does not end in s. children childrens toy women womens shoes
a underline the possessive noun in the sentence. then, write singular or plural

1. the librarys three rooms are full of people. ____________
2. the childrens story hour had just begun. ____________
3. maria browsed in the young adults section. ____________
4. some books covers were old and worn. ____________
5. her favorite books title is the runner. ____________
6. the authors name is cynthia voigt. ____________
7. the towns library is a busy place on saturday. ____________

b write the possessive form of each underlined noun.

1. the laboratory environment is very organized. ____________
2. the two chemists goal was to create a new product. ____________
3. the computer screen showed several formulas. ____________
4. the men experiments were a success. ____________
5. each day work brings some rewards. ____________
6. a chemist lab is an interesting place. ____________

Explanation:

1. For "The library's three rooms are full of people", "library's" is a singular possessive as "library" is singular.
2. For "The children’s story hour had just begun", "children’s" is a plural possessive as "children" is plural and doesn't end in -s.
3. For "Maria browsed in the young adults’ section", "young adults’" is a plural possessive as "adults" is plural and ends in -s.
4. For "Some books’ covers were old and worn", "books’" is a plural possessive as "books" is plural and ends in -s.
5. For "Her favorite book’s title is The Runner", "book’s" is a singular possessive as "book" is singular.
6. For "The author’s name is Cynthia Voigt", "author’s" is a singular possessive as "author" is singular.
7. For "The town’s library is a busy place on Saturday", "town’s" is a singular possessive as "town" is singular.
8. "The laboratory environment is very organized" becomes "The laboratory's environment is very organized" (singular possessive).
9. "The two chemists goal was to create a new product" becomes "The two chemists' goal was to create a new product" (plural possessive as "chemists" ends in -s).
10. "The computer screen showed several formulas" becomes "The computer's screen showed several formulas" (singular possessive).
11. "The men experiments were a success" becomes "The men's experiments were a success" (plural possessive as "men" doesn't end in -s).
12. "Each day work brings some rewards" becomes "Each day's work brings some rewards" (singular possessive).
13. "A chemist lab is an interesting place" becomes "A chemist's lab is an interesting place" (singular possessive).

Answer:

1. Underlined: library's; Type: singular
2. Underlined: children’s; Type: plural
3. Underlined: young adults’; Type: plural
4. Underlined: books’; Type: plural
5. Underlined: book’s; Type: singular
6. Underlined: author’s; Type: singular
7. Underlined: town’s; Type: singular
8. laboratory's
9. chemists'
10. computer's
11. men's
12. day's
13. chemist's