2.1.5

Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals

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Recap: Regular Plurals

When there is more than one of a noun, the noun becomes a plural. We make regular plurals by adding 's' or 'es' to the end of singular nouns. Let's look at a few examples of regular plurals...

Using Apostrophes with Regular Plural Nouns

We sometimes need to show possession in a sentence, which is when something belongs to someone or something. We do this using an apostrophe ('). Let's walk through an example of how you add an apostrophe to a regular plural noun...

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1) Make a sentence using possession

  • The birds cage was very small.
    • 'Birds' is a regular plural. The plural form 'birds' is the singular 'bird' + 's'.
    • There is possession in the sentence because the cage belongs to the birds.
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2) Put an apostrophe after the 's'

  • The birds' cage was very small.

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