Plural Possessive Nouns worksheet for learning grammar rules with examples and practice questions.

Problem Overview:

The task involves writing the plural possessive form of nouns to indicate possession. The rules for forming plural possessive nouns are as follows:
1. For most plural nouns (ending in -s), add an apostrophe (') after the -s.
- Example: dogs → dogs'
2. For irregular plurals (nouns that do not end in -s), add an apostrophe (') before the -s.
- Example: children → children's

Solution:

We will apply these rules to each of the given phrases.

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#### 1. The _______ dog (the dog of the boys)
- Boys is a regular plural noun (ends in -s).
- Add an apostrophe (') after the -s.
- Answer: The boys' dog

#### 2. The _______ food (the food of the children)
- Children is an irregular plural noun (does not end in -s).
- Add an apostrophe (') before the -s.
- Answer: The children's food

#### 3. The _______ room (the room of the brother)
- Brother is a singular noun.
- Add an apostrophe (') and -s to form the possessive.
- Answer: The brother's room

#### 4. The _______ water bowl (the water bowl of the cats)
- Cats is a regular plural noun (ends in -s).
- Add an apostrophe (') after the -s.
- Answer: The cats' water bowl

#### 5. The _______ trucks (the trucks of the men)
- Men is an irregular plural noun (does not end in -s).
- Add an apostrophe (') before the -s.
- Answer: The men's trucks

#### 6. The _______ pens (the pens of the teachers)
- Teachers is a regular plural noun (ends in -s).
- Add an apostrophe (') after the -s.
- Answer: The teachers' pens

#### 7. The _______ feathers (the feathers of the geese)
- Geese is an irregular plural noun (does not end in -s).
- Add an apostrophe (') before the -s.
- Answer: The geese's feathers

#### 8. The _______ prey (the prey of the sharks)
- Sharks is a regular plural noun (ends in -s).
- Add an apostrophe (') after the -s.
- Answer: The sharks' prey

#### 9. The _______ notes (the notes of the doctors)
- Doctors is a regular plural noun (ends in -s).
- Add an apostrophe (') after the -s.
- Answer: The doctors' notes

#### 10. The _______ temple (the temple of the people)
- People is an irregular plural noun (does not end in -s).
- Add an apostrophe (') before the -s.
- Answer: The people's temple

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Final Answers:

1. The boys' dog
2. The children's food
3. The brother's room
4. The cats' water bowl
5. The men's trucks
6. The teachers' pens
7. The geese's feathers
8. The sharks' prey
9. The doctors' notes
10. The people's temple

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Boxed Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\text{1. boys', 2. children's, 3. brother's, 4. cats', 5. men's, 6. teachers', 7. geese's, 8. sharks', 9. doctors', 10. people's}
}
\]