Most plural nouns are made possessive by adding only an apostrophe onto the word In other words, if the plural form of the noun ends in –s, then the plural possessive form will only use an apostrophe.

Singular possessive nouns are formed by adding apostrophe s to singular nouns. • Plural possessive nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe to plural nouns ending in s, and by adding an apostrophe s to plural nouns that do not end in s. • Plural nouns that are not possessive do not have an apostrophe in them.

Examples of singular possessive nouns: My sister-in-law’s advice. Notre Dame’s tower. Yellowstone National Park’s hours.

A possessive noun shows who or what owns something or has something.

1. When a noun is singular, add an apostrophe and -s (‘s) to form the singular possessive noun.
2. When a noun is plural and ends in -s, just add an apostrophe (‘) to form the plural possessive noun.

A possessive noun is a noun that possesses something—i.e., it has something. In the following sentence, boy’s is a possessive noun modifying pencil: The boy’s pencil snapped in half. It is clear that the pencil belongs to the boy; the ‘s signifies ownership. The cat’s toy was missing.

The general rule is that the possessive of a singular noun is formed by adding an apostrophe and s, whether the singular noun ends in s or not. The possessive of a plural noun is formed by adding only an apostrophe when the noun ends in s, and by adding both an apostrophe and s when it ends in a letter other than s.

A plural possessive noun is exactly what it sounds like: a plural noun with a possessive ending to show ownership. For example, take this sentence: We got our cats’ beds from the store. Here, the noun “cats’” is neither the subject (which is “we”) nor the object (which is “beds”).

Plural (non-possessive): families. Possessive Singular: family’s. Possessive Plural: families’

Match the singular and possessive nouns with their plural forms….Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns.

Definition: Singular means only one. Plural means more than one. In order to make a noun plural, it is usually only necessary to add s.

‘Family’ is a singular, collective noun. However, when talking about a family, the correct pronoun is ‘they’. If you use the word family, the word follows the rules of ‘it’. It is my understanding that British English also treats ‘family’ this way, but not other collective nouns like ‘team’, ‘media’, or ‘group’.

A collective noun is used to refer to an entire group of persons, animals or things; it therefore includes more than one member. For example, the collective noun family stands for parents and children. People: board, choir, class, committee, family, group, jury, panel, staff.

The plural form of city is cities.

Family, for example is a collective noun. It stands for one unit or group but consists of more than one person.

Here is a brief list of 10 suggestions for subject-verb agreement. A subject made up of nouns joined by and takes a plural subject, unless that subject’s intended sense is singular. She and I run every day. When a subject is made up of nouns joined by or, the verb agrees with the last noun.

People is NOT a collective noun like team or staff. It is a plural noun. However, the subject is one, which is singular and takes a singular verb.

Police is a noun which describes a collection of police officers. This means it has no singular form and always uses a plural verb.

collective noun

The noun baggage can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be baggage. However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be baggages e.g. in reference to various types of baggages or a collection of baggages.

Knowledge (like math), does not have a plural form in North American English. Knowledge is uncountable.

experiences

dai·​sy | / ˈdā-zē / plural daisies.

Knowledge is an uncountable noun, so it is never used in the plural: ✗ Students don’t understand how to use these knowledges in real life.

The word ‘knowledge’ is a non- countable noun because : It can be counted as one knowledge, two knowledge, three knowledge etc. It does not have a plural form (knowledges)

Examples of a Common Noun

• People: mother, father, baby, child, toddler, teenager, grandmother, student, teacher, minister, businessperson, salesclerk, woman, man.
• Animals: lion, tiger, bear, dog, cat, alligator, cricket, bird, wolf.
• Things: table, truck, book, pencil, iPad, computer, coat, boots,

crowd. 1[countable] a large number of people gathered together in a public place, for example in the streets or at a sports game He pushed his way through the crowd. A small crowd had gathered outside the church. Police had to break up the crowd.

Crowd is an uncountable noun. What is countable noun? A countable noun is a noun which we can count.

The noun “crowd” is a collective noun and it’s also a common noun, as are “herd” and “bouquet”. They are general words for any group of people, animals, or flowers.

A crowd is a large group of people or an audience. Crowd also means to cram closely together. Crowd has several other senses as a noun and a verb. The word crowd can be used to describe any large group of people.