Title: What Possessed You?
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2Standards/Objectives
- 0601.1.1 We can identify the correct use of
possessive nouns in context.
3What Possessed You?
4What is a possessive noun?
- A possessive noun is a noun that "owns" something
else in the sentence.
5For example
- The airplane's engine was loud.
- The airplane "owns" the engine.
- Possessive nouns are often shown with apostrophes.
6The dog's collar is too large.
The word "dog's" is the possessive noun. It tells
you that the noun "collar" belongs to the dog.
The dog owns, or possesses the collar. Add 's to
the end of a singular noun to make it possessive.
7The flowers petals were white.
- flowers is already plural because we are talking
about more than one flower - Add s to the end of plural nouns that end in s.
8We saw the children's snowman.
- children 's
- Add an s to plural nouns that DO NOT end in s.
9What is a possessive noun?
- A possessive noun is a noun that "owns" something
else in the sentence.
10Can you make this sentence possessive?
11Answer
12Remember
- When there is use of a possessive, the question
"Who owns it?" can be asked and answered.
Mine!
13Which answer best fits in the blank?
- ____________ bicycle is broken.
- A. Seths'
- B. Sethes
- C. Seths
- D. Seth's
14Which answer best fits in the blank?
- ____________ bicycle is broken.
- A. Seths'
- B. Sethes
- C. Seths
- D. Seth's
15Do 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.
16Which 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
17Standards/Objectives
- 0601.1.1 We can identify the correct use of
possessive nouns in context.
18Which 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
19Which answer best fits in the blank?
- The ____________________ skin is red.
- A. tomatoes
- B. tomato's
- C. tomatos'
- D. tomatos's
20Which answer best fits in the blank?
- The ____________________ skin is red.
- A. tomatoes
- B. tomato's
- C. tomatos'
- D. tomatos's
21Which answer best fits in the blank?
- The desert is home to many kinds of
_______________. - A. animal
- B. animals
- C. animal's
- D. animals'
22Which answer best fits in the blank?
- The desert is home to many kinds of
_______________. - A. animal
- B. animals
- C. animal's
- D. animals'
23Which 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
24Which 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
25Which answer best fits in the blank?
- Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase.
- A. sister's
- B. sisters
- C. sisteres
- D. sister'
26Which answer best fits in the blank?
- Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase.
- A. sister's
- B. sisters
- C. sisteres
- D. sister'
27Which answer best fits in the blank?
- I borrowed ___________
- sweater.
- A. Jane's
- B. Janes
- C. Jane
- D. Janes'
28Which 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'
29Standards/Objectives
- 0601.1.1 We can identify the correct use of
possessive nouns in context.
30Independent Practice
- Open your Language textbook to
- pg. 348 Review B complete 1-25 in the
LANGUAGE SECTION of your spiral.
31Closure
- On your Ticket Out The Door, explain the rules
for possessive nouns - 1. What should you do to make a singular noun
possessive? - 2. What should you do to make a plural noun that
ends with an s possessive?