Possessives of 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, 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.

Related Links :

Possessives with Gerunds

Possessives versus Adjectival Labels

Possessives of Plurals

Irregular Plurals

Holidays Showing Possession

Compound Possessives

Possessives Constructions

Compound Constructions

Possessives with Appositive Forms

Double Possessives