Choose the correct possessive form for each phrase.
1:The mailbox belonging to the Burns family.
A:the Burns' mailbox.***
B:the Burn's mailbox
C:the Burns's mailbox
D:the mailbox's Burns
2:the skins of the potatoes
A:the potatoe's skins
B:the potatoes' skins***
C:the potatos's skins
D:the potatoes skins
3:the whiskers of the men
A:the men's whiskers***
B:the whisker's men
C:the mens whiskers
D:the mens' whiskers
Are these correct?
I agree with your answers.
#1 could also be C because of the way we pronounce it -- any one-syllable noun (including names) ending in -s can be either s' or s's.
Thank you!
1: The correct answer is A: the Burns' mailbox.
2: The correct answer is B: the potatoes' skins.
3: The correct answer is A: the men's whiskers.
Yes, your answers are correct.
1: The correct possessive form is "the Burns' mailbox." This is because when a singular family name ends with an "s," you can add an apostrophe after the "s" to indicate possession.
2: The correct possessive form is "the potatoes' skins." This is because when a plural noun ends with an "s," you simply add an apostrophe after the "s" to indicate possession.
3: The correct possessive form is "the men's whiskers." This is because when a plural noun does not end with an "s," you add an apostrophe followed by an "s" to indicate possession.
Yes, your answers are correct! Let's go through each phrase to explain why.
1: The mailbox belonging to the Burns family.
The correct possessive form for the Burns family is "the Burns' mailbox" (option A). This is because when a plural noun ends in "s," we typically add an apostrophe after the "s" to show possession.
2: The skins of the potatoes.
The correct possessive form for potatoes is "the potatoes' skins" (option B). Since "potatoes" is already plural, we add an apostrophe after the "s" to show possession.
3: The whiskers of the men.
The correct possessive form for men is "the men's whiskers" (option A). Similar to the previous examples, we add an apostrophe after the "s" to show possession for plural nouns.
Great job on getting all the answers correct!