Write the correct singular possesive, plural form and plural possessive for each word:
Witness
Attorney
Agency
Child
Notary Public
Notary public can be pluralized two ways: notaries public or notary publics. The possessive forms are notaries' public or notary public's.
Check this dictionary for the other plural forms.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notary%20public
This site shows how to form possessives.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm
Singular Possessive:
Witness's
Attorney's
Agency's
Child's
Notary Public's
Plural Form:
Witnesses
Attorneys
Agencies
Children
Notary Publics
Plural Possessive:
Witnesses'
Attorneys'
Agencies'
Children's
Notary Publics'
Sure! Here are the correct singular possessive, plural form, and plural possessive for each word:
1. Witness:
- Singular Possessive: Witness's
- Plural Form: Witnesses
- Plural Possessive: Witnesses'
To form the singular possessive of "witness," you can add an apostrophe and the letter "s" after the word, making it "witness's." For the plural form, simply add the letter "es" at the end, resulting in "witnesses." Finally, to make the plural possessive, add an apostrophe after the "s" in the plural form, becoming "witnesses'."
2. Attorney:
- Singular Possessive: Attorney's
- Plural Form: Attorneys
- Plural Possessive: Attorneys'
To form the singular possessive of "attorney," add an apostrophe and the letter "s," becoming "attorney's." The plural form of the word is "attorneys" with no changes needed. To create the plural possessive, just add an apostrophe after the "s" in the plural form, resulting in "attorneys'."
3. Agency:
- Singular Possessive: Agency's
- Plural Form: Agencies
- Plural Possessive: Agencies'
To form the singular possessive of "agency," add an apostrophe and the letter "s," resulting in "agency's." When forming the plural, simply add the letter "es" to the end of the word, making it "agencies." For the plural possessive, add an apostrophe after the "s" in the plural form, becoming "agencies'."
4. Child:
- Singular Possessive: Child's
- Plural Form: Children
- Plural Possessive: Children's
To form the singular possessive of "child," add an apostrophe and the letter "s" at the end, making it "child's." The plural form of the word is "children" with no changes needed. To create the plural possessive, add an apostrophe and the letter "s" after the word, resulting in "children's."
5. Notary Public:
- Singular Possessive: Notary Public's
- Plural Form: Notaries Public
- Plural Possessive: Notaries Public's
To form the singular possessive of "notary public," add an apostrophe and the letter "s" after the entire phrase, making it "notary public's." For the plural form, the word "public" changes to "publics," resulting in "notaries public." To create the plural possessive, add an apostrophe and the letter "s" after the entire phrase, becoming "notaries public's."