Question

• when a possessive noun is used before another noun, it shows to what or whom that noun belongs.
• to form the possessive of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and an -s to the end of the noun.
• to form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in s, add only an apostrophe to the end of the noun.
• to form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in s, add an apostrophe and an -s to the end of the noun.

read each sentence. write the possessive form of the underlined plural noun.

1. the mayor honored the two firefighters heroic act. _____________
2. the people opinion is that none of the candidates are good. _____________
3. i found the insects habits interesting to watch in the ant farm. _____________
4. the women purses were all black and quite large. _____________
5. photos show different flowers petals and how they open in the morning. _____________
6. the workers lunch was waiting for them in the cafeteria. _____________
7. some visitors wished they had the men coats to keep warm! _____________
8. several countries athletes ran in the race. _____________
9. all of the robes linings were torn. _____________
10. my sheep wool will keep them warm. _____________

Explanation:

For each sentence, we determine the possessive form of the underlined plural noun by following the given rules:

1. "firefighters" is a plural noun not ending in "s", so add apostrophe and "s": firefighters'
2. "people" is a plural noun (irregular, doesn't end in "s"), so add apostrophe and "s": people's
3. "insects" is a plural noun ending in "s", so add only apostrophe: insects'
4. "women" is a plural noun (irregular, doesn't end in "s"), so add apostrophe and "s": women's
5. "flowers" is a plural noun ending in "s", so add only apostrophe: flowers'
6. "workers" is a plural noun ending in "s", so add only apostrophe: workers'
7. "men" is a plural noun (irregular, doesn't end in "s"), so add apostrophe and "s": men's
8. "countries" is a plural noun ending in "s" (country -> countries), so add only apostrophe: countries'
9. "robes" is a plural noun ending in "s", so add only apostrophe: robes'
10. "sheep" is a plural noun (same form as singular, doesn't end in "s"), so add apostrophe and "s": sheep's

Answer:

1. firefighters'
2. people's
3. insects'
4. women's
5. flowers'
6. workers'
7. men's
8. countries'
9. robes'
10. sheep's