IXL | Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives

What is the word in bold?

The author's childhood was spent chasing butterflies, climbing trees, and wading through creeks in rural Oregon. These experiences are brought to life in her stories.

a singular possessive noun

a plural possessive noun

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What is the word in bold?

"Our customers' satisfaction is more important to us than making a profit," the CEO announced.

a plural possessive noun

a singular 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 customers' is a plural possessive noun. An apostrophe was added to the plural noun customers to make it possessive.

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