Plurals and Possessives

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Plurals and Possessives
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Forming plurals of nouns

• To form the plurals of most nouns, add s.
• Examples Snack snacks
• Oven ovens
• Umbrella umbrellas

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Forming plurals of nouns

• If the word ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh. you add
  es
• Examples glass glasses
• Buzz buzzes
• Fox foxes
• Bush bushes

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Forming plurals of nouns

• Nouns that end in a consonant plus y, change the
  y to i and add es.
• Examples country countries
• Mummy mummies
• Berry berries

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Forming plurals of nouns

• If a noun ends in a vowel plus y, just add s.
• Examples boy boys
• Turkey turkeys
• Holiday holidays

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Forming plurals of nouns

• Nouns that end in a vowel plus o, add s
• Examples rodeo rodeos
• Patio patios
• Kangaroo kangaroos

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Forming plurals of nouns

• Nouns that end in a consonant plus o, add es.
• Examples tomato tomatoes
• Echo echoes
• Veto vetoes

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Forming plurals of nouns

• The plurals of a few nouns are formed in
  irregular ways.
• Examples woman women
• Mouse mice
• Foot feet
• Child children

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Forming plurals of nouns

• Some nouns are the same in the singular and the
  plural
• Examples Sheep
• Spacecraft
• Deer
• Salmon

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Forming plurals of nouns

• For some nouns ending with f or fe, add s. For
  others, change the f to v and add s or es
• Examples belief beliefs
• Roof roofs
• Loaf loaves
• Life lives

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Forming plurals of nouns

• A few nouns have only plural forms
• Examples scissors
• Jeans
• Savings
• Dues
• A few nouns that end with s look plural but are
  considered singular.

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Possessive

• A possessive case of a noun or a pronoun shows
  ownership or possession.
• To form the possessive case of a singular noun,
  add an apostrophe and a s.
• Examples a students grant
• The childs toy
• Tesss painting

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Possessive

• To form the possessive case of a plural noun that
  does not end in s , add an apostrophe and an s.
• Examples geeses feathers
• Childrens books
• Mens clothing

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Possessive

• To form the possessive case of a plural noun
  ending in s, add only the apostrophe
• Examples boxes lids
• Beetles shells
• Ten minutes time