Use Apostrophes for Possession with Plural Words

One of the uses of the apostrophe is to show possession, which means who something belongs to.

For example:

the girl's ball = the ball belonging to the girl

If the ball belongs to more than one girl, we make the world into a plural by adding s, then place the apostrophe at the end of the word.

the girls' ball = the ball belonging to the girls

The word girl is a singular noun, but the word girls is a plural noun (plural means 'more than one').

Most plural nouns in English end in 's' so the apostrophe comes after the 's'.

Here is another example:

the boy's ball = the ball belonging to one boy

the boys' ball = the ball belonging to more than one boy

Let's practise using apostrophes to show possession with plural nouns.