IXL | Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives

What is the word in bold?

Some businesses sell shoes made from recycled goods. These companies' products are made from materials like old carpet padding, inner tubes, and car tires.

a singular possessive noun

a plural possessive noun

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The Beatles were one of the most popular bands of the twentieth century. The group's first live U.S. television performance had over seventy-three million viewers.

a singular possessive noun

a plural possessive noun

key idea

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

solution

The word group's is a singular possessive noun. An apostrophe and -s were added to the singular noun group to make it possessive.

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