IXL | Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives

What is the word in bold?

The lady's smile is friendly.

a singular possessive noun

a plural noun

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What is the word in bold?

How many seconds are there in one minute?

a plural noun

a plural possessive noun

A possessive noun shows who or what owns something or has something.

When a noun is singular, add an apostrophe and -s ('s) to form the singular possessive noun.

Matt → Matt's glove

the bird → the bird's wings

When a noun is plural and ends in -s, just add an apostrophe (') to form the plural possessive noun.

the boys → the boys' camp

the schools → the schools' teams

When a noun is plural and does not end in -s, add an apostrophe and -s ('s) to form the plural possessive noun.

the children → the children's toys

the mice → the mice's tails

The word seconds does not have an apostrophe, so it is not a possessive noun. It is a plural noun. It names more than one second.

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