Show Ownership by a Regular Plural - Practice 1

For a plural noun already ending in s, add only an apostrophe after that s to show ownership.

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For a plural noun already ending in s, add only an apostrophe after that s to show ownership. First decide how many owners are intended.

Worked example

A room shared by several teachers is the teachers' room.

A word can sound like another word but mean something different. There, their, and they're illustrate why context matters.

Question 1 Several teachers share one map. Choose the possessive phrase. teachers' map teacher's map teachers map

Question 2 Several players share one poster. Choose the possessive phrase. player's poster players poster players' poster

Question 3 Several readers share one model. Choose the possessive phrase. readers model readers' model reader's model

Question 4 Several writers share one chart. Choose the possessive phrase. writers' chart writer's chart writers chart

Question 5 Several singers share one poem. Choose the possessive phrase. singer's poem singers poem singers' poem

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