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What Possessed You?
  • Grade 3

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What are nouns?
  • A noun is a part of speech that describes a
    person, place, or thing.

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What is a possessive noun?
  • A possessive noun is a noun that "owns" something
    else in the sentence.

4
For example
  • The airplane's engine was loud.
  • The airplane "owns" the engine.
  • Possessive nouns are often shown with apostrophes.

5
Can you make this sentence possessive?
  • Miguel owns that car.

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Answer
  • That is Miguel's car.

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Remember
  • When there is use of a possessive, the question
    "Who owns it?" can be asked and answered.

Mine!
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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • ____________ bicycle is broken.
  • A. Seths'
  • B. Sethes
  • C. Seths
  • D. Seth's

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • ____________ bicycle is broken.
  • A. Seths'
  • B. Sethes
  • C. Seths
  • D. Seth's

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Do not confuse possessive words with plural words!
  • Possessive words show ownership. The Blacks
    dollhouse is small.
  • Plural words show more than one. Those girls are
    friendly.

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • The trash can will attract a lot of ____________
    if you leave the lid off.
  • A. flys
  • B. flies
  • C. flie's
  • D. fly's

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • The trash can will attract a lot of ____________
    if you leave the lid off.
  • A. flys
  • B. flies
  • C. flie's
  • D. fly's

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • The ____________________ skin is red.
  • A. tomatoes
  • B. tomato's
  • C. tomatos'
  • D. tomatos's

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • The ____________________ skin is red.
  • A. tomatoes
  • B. tomato's
  • C. tomatos'
  • D. tomatos's

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • The desert is home to many kinds of
    _______________.
  • A. animal
  • B. animals
  • C. animal's
  • D. animals'

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • The desert is home to many kinds of
    _______________.
  • A. animal
  • B. animals
  • C. animal's
  • D. animals'

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • Kendra has two hamsters named Fuzzy and Furry.
    The ____________________ cage looks like a tiny
    house.
  • A. hamsters'
  • B. hamsters
  • C. hamster's
  • D. hamsterers

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • Kendra has two hamsters named Fuzzy and Furry.
    The ____________________ cage looks like a tiny
    house.
  • A. hamsters'
  • B. hamsters
  • C. hamster's
  • D. hamsterers

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase.
  • A. sister's
  • B. sisters
  • C. sisteres
  • D. sister'

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase.
  • A. sister's
  • B. sisters
  • C. sisteres
  • D. sister'

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
  • I borrowed ___________
  • sweater.
  • A. Jane's
  • B. Janes
  • C. Jane
  • D. Janes'

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
I am Jane and this is my sweater.
  • I borrowed _________
  • sweater.
  • A. Jane's
  • B. Janes
  • C. Jane
  • D. Janes'

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