Examples of Plural Possessive Nouns in 4th Grade Reading Material

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔑 Plural possessive nouns show ownership by more than one person or thing.
• 🍎 To form a plural possessive, first make the noun plural.
• 📌 If the plural noun ends in 's', add only an apostrophe (') after the 's'. Example: the students' books.
• ✏️ If the plural noun does not end in 's', add an apostrophe and an 's' ('s). Example: the children's toys.
• 💡 Plural possessive nouns are used to show that something belongs to a group.

Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence uses the plural possessive noun correctly?
   1. The boys toy was broken.
   2. The boys' toy was broken.
   3. The boys's toy was broken.
   4. The boy's toy was broken.
2. What is the correct plural possessive form of "child" in the sentence: "Those are the ________ swings."?
   1. childs'
   2. child's
   3. childrens'
   4. children's
3. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the plural possessive noun.
   1. The dogs bone was buried.
   2. The dogs' bone was buried.
   3. The dog's bone was buried.
   4. The dogs's bone was buried.
4. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct usage of a plural possessive noun?
   1. The girls's dresses are beautiful.
   2. The girl's dresses are beautiful.
   3. The girls dresses are beautiful.
   4. The girls' dresses are beautiful.
5. Complete the sentence with the correct plural possessive noun: "The ________ laughter filled the room."
   1. childrens'
   2. child's
   3. children's
   4. childrens
6. Identify the sentence that correctly uses the plural possessive form.
   1. The mouses cheese was gone.
   2. The mice's cheese was gone.
   3. The mices' cheese was gone.
   4. The mice cheese was gone.
7. Which sentence correctly shows ownership by a group of people?
   1. The teachers room is down the hall.
   2. The teachers' room is down the hall.
   3. The teachers's room is down the hall.
   4. The teacher's room is down the hall.