possessive nouns. a singular possessive noun shows ownership by one person or thing. add ‘s to a...
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Possessivenouns
A singular possessive noun shows ownership by one person or thing.
Add ‘s to a singular noun to make it possessive.
Singular possessive noun examples:the Earth Dragon’s angerMrs. Moore’s book
In class practice:the mother of Cody = Cody’s momthe phone of Fallon = Fallon’s phonethe children of Jess = Jess’s children
A plural possessive noun shows ownership by more than one person or thing.
When a plural noun ends with s, add only an apostrophe to make it possessive.
When a plural noun does not end in s, add an apostrophe and s to make it possessive.
Plural possessive noun examples:the dragons’ cavesthe men’s stories
In class practice:the wings of the birds = birds’ wingscomputers of the children = children’s computers
Practice time!
View the slideshow. On a piece of paper or dry erase board, write the
possessive nouns. Then click to check your answer!
The eye of the tiger
tiger’s eye
The eyes of the tigers
tigers’ eyes
Books belonging to Mrs. Moore
Mrs. Moore’s books
hands of people
people’s hands
Toy of the cats
cats’ toys
Lunch of the boy
the boy’s lunch
The car of the family
family's car
The daycare of Kaden
Kaden's daycare
The decision of the teachers
teachers’ decision
The favorite food of Jeremy
Jeremy’s favorite food
The shoes of the men
The men’s shoes
The favorite food of the kids
The kids’ favorite food
The cards of the students
The students’ cards
The feathers of the geese
The geese’s feathers
The coats of the people
people’s coats