komodo dragons grammar irregular plurals review possessive nouns introduction

Komodo Dragons Grammar

Irregular Plurals ReviewPossessive Nouns

Introduction

Possessive Nouns

• A noun that shows who owns, or possesses, something is called a possessive noun.

• There are several rules we use to write possessive nouns correctly.

Add apostrophe and an –s to a singular noun to

make it possessive.• the paw that belongs to the

dog• the dog’s’s paw

Singular Possessive Nouns

A. The football belongs to Bob.

This is Bob’s football.


B. The bike the girl owns is new.

The girl’s bike is new.


C. These poems by Wes are funny.

Wes’s poems are funny.


D. The tail of the beaver is flat.

The beaver’s tail is flat.


1. The balloon of one child

2. The nose of the rabbit

3. The mask of Carlos

4. The computer of this man

1. The child’s balloon

2. The rabbit’s nose

3. Carlos’s mask

4. The man’s computer


5. The den of one fox

6. The collar of our puppy

7. The basketball of a friend

8. The drawings by an artist

5. The fox’s den

6. The puppy’s collar

7. The friend’s basketball

8. The artist’s drawings


9. Eyes of the dinosaur10.Posters drawn by Pervis11.Magnets owned by Maria12.Rocks owned by Charles13.Telescope belonging to a teacher14.Hamsters owned by my sister15.Fur of one hamster16.Volcano made by Chris

Mrs. Green class put on a circus show last week. Charles Owens was a clown. Charles jokes kept everyone laughing. He squirted one boys face with water from a fake flower an tickled the principal with a foxs tail. The audience also admired an elephant’s dance and an acrobats skill. They cheered a lion tamer courage in handling a roaring lion and joined the ringmasters in song.


• A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership.

• To form the possessive of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and –s (‘s).

Singular Nouns

1. This book belongs to Joan.

2. The dog the boy owns is here.

3. These drawings by Tim are pretty.

4. The voice of the singer boomed.


1. This is Joan’s book.

2. The boy’s dog is here.

3. Tim’s drawings are pretty.

4. The singer’s voice boomed.

Singular Nouns

1. The song of the canary

2. The den of a fox3. The apple tree

owned by my neighbor

4. The horses owned by Grandmother

5. The smile of this child

Singular Possessive

Nouns1. The ________ song

2. The ________ den3. My ________ apple

tree4. ________ horses

5. This ________ smile

Singular Nouns

6. The shadow of Donna

7. A bowling trophy won by my father

8. The secretary of Mrs. Sheen

9. A wing of that bird10.The computer

owned by Chris

Singular Possessive

Nouns6. ________ shadow7. My ________

bowling trophy8. ________ secretary

9. That ________ wing10.________ computer

Singular Nouns

11.The tail of a donkey12.A tractor belonging

to a farmer13.The brown eyes of

the puppy14.The palace of a

princess15.The science project

owned by Zina


11.The ________ tail12.The ________ tractor

13.The ________ eyes14.The ________ palace

15.________ science project

Plural Possessive Nouns

• When a plural noun ends with –s, add an apostrophe (‘).

• When a plural noun does not end with –s, add an apostrophe and –s (‘s).

When a plural noun ends with –s,

add an apostrophe (‘).1. Pumpkins

owned by the boys

2. Eyes of the puppies

1. The boys’ pumpkins

2. The puppies’ eyes

When a plural noun does not end with –s,

add an apostrophe and –s (‘s).1. Antlers of both

deer2. Reports by

these men

1. Both deer’s antlers

2. These men’s reports


1. The canoe of two women

2. Tails of some deer

3. Poems by four authors

1. Two ________ canoes

2. Some ________ tails

3. Four ________ poems


4. Saddles of these ponies

5. Cage of both mice

6. Rules of many coaches

4. These ________ saddles

5. Both ________ cage

6. Many ________ rules


7. Horns of several oxen8. Duties of both pilots9. Trucks belonging to these women10.Reports by three students11.Antlers of some moose12.Tents owned by two families13.Awards of two actresses

Pet CompetitionOrder of Events

2:00 The judges announce the finalists. Several childrens’ pets will compete in each event.

2:15 Four dogs’s barks are judges for the “Most Annoying” Award

2:30 Five mices’ skills are tested in the “Run the Maze” Contest

2:45 Three canaries’s songs are judged for the “Most Musical” award.

3:00 The winning pets’ prizes are presented. Their owners pictures will be taken with their pets.


• When a plural noun ends with –s, add an apostrophe (‘) to form the possessive.

• When a plural noun does not end with –s, add an apostrophe and –s (‘s) to form the possessive.

Plural Nouns

1. Books of these children.

2. Chickens owned by farmers


1. These children’s books

2. Farmer’s chickens

Plural Nouns

1. The eyes of the men2. Teachers of our

classes3. The cries of many

babies4. The gray fur of mice5. New shoes

belonging to these girls


1. The ________ eyes2. Our ________

teachers

3. The ________ cries

4. The ________ gray fur5. These ________ new

shoes

Plural Nouns

6. The clucking of the hens

7. A toy owned by the children

8. The den of those foxes

9. Loud honks made by these geese

10.The gloves owned by both boys


6. The ________ clucking

7. The ________ toys

8. Those ________ den

9. These ________ honks

10.Both ________ gloves

Plural Nouns

11.Tails of some calves12.Recipes made by

my uncles13.Notebooks

belonging to the women

14.Lovely wings of the butterflies

15.Mothers of those deer


11.Some ________ tails12.My ________

recipes

13.The ________ notebooks

14.The ________ wings

15.Those ________ mothers

komodo dragons grammar irregular plurals review possessive nouns introduction

Documents

singular nouns

smile slide

chris slide

irregular plural nouns

dogs paw slide

foxs den

correct plural form

foxs tail