Examples
Singular Plural
child children
foot feet
goose geese
man men
mouse mice
tooth teeth
woman womenWords that donotend in ‘s’ to make the plural are treated
the same as singular nouns when they are made possessive.
The apostrophe follows the word and an ‘s’ is added.
The children’s adventure playground proved very popular.
The mice’s tails looked like rubber tubes.
The men’s golf tournament was cancelled.
The women’s lunch was held at a luxurious hotel.If there are two nouns indicating ownership of one thing, the
apostrophe will be placed after the second noun.
Chris and Daniel’s boat is moored at Bosham.Using time
Apostrophes are also needed in the following examples:
She was given a week’s notice.
They had two months’ holiday.98 / IMPROVE YOUR PUNCTUATION & GRAMMAR