Plural Possessives

 

A picture of a book of spooky stories.

Making plural words possessive can be confusing at times because we so often add an s to a noun to make it plural. All of those s’s can be a little overwhelming.

But the rules are pretty clear on this issue.

To make plural nouns that do not end in s possessive, add ’s.

the children’s scary books
the mice’s tiny tails

To make plural nouns that end in s possessive, add just the .

my cats’ treasures
our zombie fortresses’ weaknesses