Question

How would you rewrite the phrase below using a possessive noun?

Answer 1

The option that best shows how to rewrite the phrase "the beards of the three men" with a possessive noun is:

A. The three men's beards.

• This question is about possessive nouns, also known as genitive case.

• The genitive case is generally formed by the addition of an apostrophe and the letter "s" to a noun. It serves to indicate that that noun owns something.

• An example is: My mother's car is the blue one. --> the noun "mother" owns the "car".

• When we have a plural noun, the general rule of using the apostrophe and the "s" may change a little.

• If the plural noun ends in an "s", we must only add the apostrophe. Examples: boys'; girls'; kids'; cats'.

• However, if the plural noun does not end in "s", we must add both the apostrophe and the "s". Examples: men's; women's; children's.

• Having that in mind, we can see the option A is the correct one. "Men" does not end in "s". Thus, we should write "men's".

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