2014年1月3日 星期五

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Possessives of Plurals & Irregular Plurals

Most plural nouns already end in s. To create their possessive, simply add an apostrophe after the s:
  • The Pepins' house is the big blue one on the corner.
  • The lions' usual source of water has dried up.
  • The gases' odors mixed and became nauseating.
  • The witches' brooms were hidden in the corner.
  • The babies' beds were all in a row.
With nouns whose plurals are irregular (see Plurals), however, you will need to add an apostrophe followed by an s to create the possessive form.
  • She plans on opening a women's clothing boutique.
  • Children's programming is not a high priority.
  • The geese's food supply was endangered.
(But with words that do not change their form when pluralized, you will have to add an -s or -es.)

  • The seaweed was destroyed by the fishes' overfeeding.

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