Question

make the expression plural: 1. the elephant's trunk 2. the cow's horns 3.a man's clothes 4.the baby's toys 5. a child's
room 6. the lady's problems
7. the girl's eyes 8.the ox's tail​

Answer 1

1. the elephants’ trunks

2. the cows’ horns

3. the men’s clothes

4.the babies’ toys

5. the children’s rooms

6. the ladies’ problems

7. the girls’ eyes

8. the oxen’s tail​s

• First we need to change the nouns to their plural form
• Then we need to place the apostrophe in the correct spot

Some common rules for changing a noun from singular to plural:

• The simplest way is to add -s at the end of the noun

        (cat-cats/ door-doors)

• Nouns ending with ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, etc. need -es to change them to the plural form

        (bus-buses/ glass-glasses)

• Nouns ending with -fe need -ve and -s to change them to the plural form

        (knife-knives/ wife- wives)

• Nouns ending with a consonant + y need -ies to change them to the plural form

        (baby-babies/ lady- ladies)

• Nouns ending with a vowel + y need -s to change them to the plural form

         (stray- strays/ toy-toys)

Exceptions:

• Some nouns need a vowel change (man-men/woman-women)
• Some nouns undergo a spelling change (ox-oxen/child-children)

(There are more rules, but these are sufficient for this answer.)

Rules for using the apostrophe:

• If the noun does not end with -s, simply add an apostrophe and -s after the apostrophe

• If the noun ends with -s, place the apostrophe after the -s

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