Question

Complete the following sentence using correct possessive noun:
The shop did not display______ coats in the window.
A. Men
B. Man
C. Man’s
D. Men’s

Answer 1

Hint: A possessive noun is a noun which possesses something. In this the words would be a singular noun or plural noun. But in the possessive form they are used as adjectives to modify another noun or pronoun. A possessive noun is formed by adding apostrophe + s to the noun. If the noun has already ended in s or plural, then just add an apostrophe after the s. Singular nouns means there is one of them and plural nouns means there are more than one.

Complete step by step answer:
Let’s discuss the given options and find the correct answer.

A. Men: men is not a possessive noun. Because men is a plural noun. The possessive form of a noun is formed using apostrophe + s(‘s). Here men does not have ‘s at the end so it is not a possessive noun. Hence option A is incorrect.
B. Man: The word man has irregular plural form and man is a singular noun.It is not in the possessive case. This form does not end with ‘s for crate a possessive form. So man is not a possessive noun. Hence option B is incorrect.
C. Man’s: Man’s is not a correct possessive noun .Because man’s is a singular noun in the possessive case, but the given sentence is spoken of in the plural sense. Hence option C is incorrect.
D. Men’s: The possessive form of the noun men is men’s. It is formed by adding an ‘s to the end of the word. Hence option D is correct.

Hence, The option D: Men’s is the correct answer.

Note:
A possessive noun shows ownership by adding an ‘s’ or other word, the possessive form of a noun is formed using an ‘s. Apostrophes has three main uses first to indicate possession, second is to indicate an omission of letters and third is to separate the s from plural letters.