What is the word in bold? The government refused to meet the rebels' demands, so the fighting continued. a singular possessive noun a plural possessive noun

## Step 1In the sentence, "The government refused to meet the rebels' demands, so the fighting continued," the word in bold is "rebels'". This word is a possessive noun, which is used to indicate ownership or association.## Step 2The wordels'" is plural because it refers to more than one rebel. The apostrophe at the end of the word indicates that the demands belong to the rebels.## Step 3Therefore, the word "rebels'" is a plural possessive noun.