Possess Plural? Here Is the Answer

There is no plural form of possess because possess is a verb.

How do you use possesses in a sentence?

Possesses sentence example
The university possesses a very important library. The monastery also possesses the firman of Mahommed II. Australia possesses one mountain which, though not a volcano, is a ” burning mountain.”

What do you mean by possesses?

1a : to have and hold as property : own. b : to have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill. 2a : to seize and take control of : take into one’s possession. b : to enter into and control firmly : dominate was possessed by demons.

Thus “Joe’s bike” and “Jess’s bike” are both correct but “Jess’ bike” is incorrect. The incorrect form comes from a misinterpretation of another rule, which is that the possessive of every plural (not singular) noun that ends in an “s” is formed by a simple apostrophe.