1. Plurals and Possessives
or, where to put that “s” and apostrophe

2. Singular Nouns – How to Make Plural?
Desk
School
Paper
Student

3. General Rule – Add “s”
Desks
Schools
Papers
Students

4. But, There are Exceptions:
Fish
Evidence
(Singular and plural are the same)
Man (Men), Woman (Women)
(Singular and plural have different spelling)

5. Faculty
Always singular … but can refer to “a faculty member” or “what the English faculty decided.” Second example seems plural, but it is a singular entity or group.
“Several East Coast college faculties lobbied for more education spending.” Here we have multiple groups, so plural.

6. Making a Noun Possessive
The dog
The boy
The school

7. General Rule – Add ’s The dog’s bone. The boy’s house.
The school’s athletic field.

8. Plural Possessives: General Rule: Just add an apostrophe but no “s”
The boys’ bedroom. (There is more than one boy in it.)
My friends’ dorm. (When you have many friends who live in one dormitory.

9. Exceptions again …
It’s (contraction of “it is”) vs. Its (Possessive pronoun)
That is Russ’s house. (singular) but That is the Livingoods’ house. (plural)
Jesus’ sermon on the mount. (some singular nouns get only apostrophe)