Question

grammar: possessive nouns practice
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 john the cats bed johns baseball
plural possessive add only an apostrophe () toa plural noun that ends in s. cats boys cats bed boys baseball
add an apostrophe and an s (s) to a plural noun that does not end in s. children women childrens toy womens shoes
a underline the possessive noun in the sentence. then, write singular or plural.

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

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.

each day work brings some rewards.
a chemist lab is an interesting place.

Explanation:

1. For "The library’s three rooms are full of people.", "library’s" is singular as "library" is a single - entity noun.
2. For "The children’s story hour had just begun.", "children’s" is plural as "children" is a plural noun not ending in "s".
3. For "Maria browsed in the young adults’ section.", "young adults’" is plural as "adults" is a plural noun ending in "s".
4. For "Some books’ covers were old and worn.", "books’" is plural as "books" is a plural noun ending in "s".
5. For "Her favorite book’s title is The Runner.", "book’s" is singular as "book" is a single - entity noun.
6. For "The author’s name is Cynthia Voigt.", "author’s" is singular as "author" is a single - entity noun.
7. For "The town’s library is a busy place on Saturday.", "town’s" is singular as "town" is a single - entity noun.
8. "laboratory" is singular, so the possessive form is "laboratory’s".
9. "chemists" is plural ending in "s", so the possessive form is "chemists’".
10. "computer" is singular, so the possessive form is "computer’s".
11. "men" is plural not ending in "s", so the possessive form is "men’s".
12. "day" is singular, so the possessive form is "day’s".
13. "chemist" is singular, so the possessive form is "chemist’s".

Answer:

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