Possessive Nouns

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Possessive Nouns
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Possessive Nouns

• Names who or what owns or has something.
• You use a expressive noun to show an ownership or
  a relationship to something.
• A possessive noun always has an apostrophe ().

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Rules for Possessive Nouns

• 1). For a singular noun, add an apostrophe and
  s (s).
• Morriss Coat
• Mark Twains stories
• The puppys ears

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Rules for Possessive Nouns

• 2). For a plural noun that ends with s, add an
  apostrophe () only.
• Doctors office
• Soldiers uniform
• The Evanses trip

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Rules for Possessive Nouns

• 3). For a plural noun that does not end with s,
  add an apostrophe and s.
• Mices hole
• Womens dresses
• Childrens toys

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Rules for Possessive Nouns

• 4). For a compound noun, add an apostrophe () or
  an apostrophe and s to the end of the compound.
  
• Salespersons samples
• Police officers uniforms
• Father-in-laws car

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What is the possessive form for each noun in
parentheses. Is it singular or plural?

• 1). _________ toys (children)
• 2). The ________ apartment (Ramoses)
• 3). The _______ webbed feet (goose)

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What is the possessive form for each noun in
parentheses. Is it singular or plural?

• 1). Childrens-plural
• 2). Ramoses plural
• 3). Gooses - singular

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What is the possessive form for each noun in
parentheses. Is it singular or plural?

• 4). A _________ meeting (parents)
• 5). __________ office (Dr. Lewis)

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What is the possessive form for each noun in
parentheses. Is it singular or plural?

• 4). Parents - plural
• 5). Dr. Lewiss (singular)

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Rewrite each group of words, using a possessive
noun.

• The Dish belonging to the cat

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Rewrite each group of words, using a possessive
noun.

• The cats dish

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Rewrite each group of words, using a possessive
noun.

• The croaking of the frogs

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Rewrite each group of words, using a possessive
noun.

• Frogs croaking

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Rewrite each group of words, using a possessive
noun.

• The cages for the mice

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Rewrite each group of words, using a possessive
noun.

• The mices cages

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Rewrite each group of words, using a possessive
noun.

• The wings of the birds

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Rewrite each group of words, using a possessive
noun.

• The birds wings

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Assignment

• Pgs. 96-97 (1-24) and worksheet