 | John White - 1850 - 192 pages
...conscience' sahe ; but this chiefly occurs in phrases with sahe, for we say the princess's palace, &c. When the nominative plural does not end in s, the possessive plural is formed by adding 's to the plural ; as, Men, men's. Nouns are thus declined : — Singular. Plural. Singular. Plural.... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 pages
...nominative plural ends in s, the possessive plural is formed by adding only an apostrophe ; when it does not end in s, the possessive plural is formed by adding both the apostrophe and the s. See examples of declension. Generally, when the singular ends in ss,... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1858 - 424 pages
...nominative plural ends in s, the possessive plural is formed by adding only an apostrophe ; when it does not end in s, the possessive plural is formed by adding both the apostrophe and the s. See examples of declension. TRANSITION FEOM THE ANGLO-SAXON GENITIVE.... | |
 | John Purdue Bidlake - 1861 - 186 pages
...possessive plural is formed by adding an apostrophe alone (') to the nominative; as, kings, kings'. When the nominative plural does not end in s, the possessive plural takes the apostrophe with s ('s) ; as, men, men's. When the nominative singular ends in es,* ss,+ or... | |
 | Robert Armstrong (English master, Madras College, St. Andrews.) - 1868 - 138 pages
...possessive is formed by adding an apostrophe only to the nominative— as, The boys' football. 181. When the nominative plural does not end in s, the possessive plural is formed by adding the 's as in the singular — as, The young men's society. 182. When the nominative singular ends in any... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1872 - 88 pages
...Possessive plural is generally formed by adding an apostrophe (') to the Nominative plural. BULK V. — When the Nominative plural does not end in s, the Possessive plural is formed like the Possessive singular. LESSON XVIII. Tell the number, gender, and case of each Noun in the following... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1872 - 168 pages
...Possessive plural is generally formed by adding an apostrophe (') to the Nominative pliral. RULE V.— When the Nominative plural does not end in s, the Possessive plural is formed like the Possessive singular. LESSON XX. Tell the number, gender, and case of each Noun in the following... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1873 - 814 pages
...nominative plural ends in s, the possessive plural is formed by adding only an apostrophe ; when it does not end in s, the possessive plural is formed by adding both the apostrophe and the s. See examples of declension. TRANSITION FROM THE ANGLO-SAXON GENITIVE.... | |
 | William Swinton - 1877 - 212 pages
...plural is generally formed by adding an apostropha to the nominative plural : as, boys, boys. ; but when the nominative plural does not end in s, the possessive plural is formed like the possessive singular: as, children, children.s ; oxen, oxen.s ; sheep, sheep.s. EXERCISE. —... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1881 - 238 pages
...generally formed by annexing the upper comma alone to the plural noun ; as, girls, girls'. But when the plural does not end in s, the possessive plural is formed by annexing the comma, with an s after it, to the plural noun; as, children, children's. WRITTEN EXERCISE.... | |
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s to the nominative ; but the j is sometimes omitted when the sound is unpleasant; as, " for conscience' sake," " Socrates 
