For each noun listed, write one sentence using the singular possessive form and another using the plural possessive form.

Question

1. passenger

Singular Possessive: The passenger's seat was uncomfortable during the entire flight.

Plural Possessive: The passengers' confidence in their pilot began to diminish.

2. compass

Singular Possessive: The compass's needle pointed in the opposite direction.
Plural Possessive: The compass' needles had all been broken.

3. woman

Singular Possessive: The woman's date never showed up.
Plural Possessive: The women's fight for equal pay was difficult.

4. child

Singular Possessive: The child's toy had been lost in the store.
Plural Possessive: The children's attitudes toward the caretaker were not pleasant.

Answer 1

1. Both are okay.

2. Singular is okay; plural is not.

3. Both are okay.

4. Both are okay.

Answer 2

2.

Plural Possessive: The compasses' needles had all been broken.

Answer 3

Now #2 is fully correct! =)

Answer 4

so dumb