Which sentence shows the correct possessive form of a plural noun?

Which sentence shows the correct possessive form of a plural noun?

• A. The children's playground was closed for renovation.
• B. The childrens playground was closed for renovation.
• C. The childrens' playground was closed for renovation.
• D. The children playground was closed for renovation.

Answer: (A)

Understanding how to show ownership with plural nouns is the key here. When a plural noun is irregular and doesn’t end in s, you still add 's to show possession. The word for more than one child is children, which does not end in s. To indicate that the playground belongs to the children, you attach 's: children’s. So the sentence that uses The children’s playground is the one that correctly shows possession. The others miss the apostrophe or place it in the wrong position, which doesn’t properly mark ownership.

Understanding how to show ownership with plural nouns is the key here. When a plural noun is irregular and doesn’t end in s, you still add 's to show possession. The word for more than one child is children, which does not end in s. To indicate that the playground belongs to the children, you attach 's: children’s.

So the sentence that uses The children’s playground is the one that correctly shows possession. The others miss the apostrophe or place it in the wrong position, which doesn’t properly mark ownership.