62. As said before (Sec. 56), there are only two case forms. One is the simple form of a word, expressing the relations of nominative and objective; the other is formed by adding 's to the simple form, making the possessive singular. To form the possessive plural, only the apostrophe is added if the plural nominative ends in -s; the 's is added if the plural nominative does not end in -s.
Case Inflection.
Declension or inflection of nouns.
63. The full declension of nouns is as follows:—
| SINGULAR. | PLURAL. | |
| 1. Nom. and Obj. | lady | ladies |
| Poss. | lady's | ladies' |
| 2. Nom. and Obj. | child | children |
| Poss. | child's | children's |
A suggestion.
NOTE.—The difficulty that some students have in writing the possessive plural would be lessened if they would remember there are two steps to be taken:—
(1) Form the nominative plural according to Secs 39-53
(2) Follow the rule given in Sec. 62.