IXL | Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

Find the plural or possessive error. Select it and type it correctly.

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saying

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When

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life

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gives

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you

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lemons'

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make

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lemonade

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reflects

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her

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positive

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question

Find the plural or possessive error. Select it and type it correctly.

Farmers

often

put

yokes

their

oxen

increase

the

oxens

ability

pull

heavy

loads

key idea

A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.

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

Add an apostrophe and -s ('s) to a singular noun to make it a possessive noun.

Matt → Matt's glove

the bird → the bird's wings

When a plural noun ends in -s, just add an apostrophe (') to make it a possessive noun.

the boys → the boys' camp

the schools → the schools' teams

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

the children → the children's toys

the mice → the mice's tails

solution

Oxens should be oxen's, which is a plural possessive noun. The plural noun oxen does not end in -s, so add an apostrophe and -s to make it possessive.

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