possessives nouns
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Possessive
Nouns
Words that show ownership are called possessive nouns.
A noun is possessive if a phrase can be changed to say that an item or idea belongs to someone else.
Example:The paintbrush that
belonged to the artist was lost.
The artist’s paintbrush was
lost.
Possessive nouns are used to show that someone owns something.
An apostrophe (') is used to show the ownership.
Noun Possessive
Pam Pam’s cat
cat the cat’s tail
Sam Sam’s knee
Rule
To show the possessive of singular nouns add 's.
Examples:
Fluffy Fluffy’s tail
Sally Sally’s recipe
the man the man’s hat
the teacher the teacher’s pencil
The possessive form can also show an feature or characteristic.
Examples:
river river’s edge
train train’s wheels
sun sun’s heat
Activities
Activity 2 (Singular Possessives) http://philong.smt.googlepages.com/7.PossessiveAdjectivesandNouns.swf
Singular Possessive Nouns http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=WCN6702
Possessive Nouns Rules 1-2
Rules1. To show possession of singular nouns add 's.
2. To show possession of plural nouns ending in s add
an apostrophe (').
Examples:
runners => runners' shoes cows => cows' meal trees => trees' apples
Possessive Nouns Rule 3
To show possession of plural nouns NOT ending in s add an apostrophe and a s (‘s).
children => children’s food
teeth => teeth’s fillings
Plural Possessives
If the plural ends in s just add an apostrophe. If the plural does not end in s add an apostrophe and an s.
1 person 1 item 2 people 2 itemsthe boy’s jacket the boys’ jackets
my parent’s car my parents’ cars
my boss’s hat my bosses’ hats
the woman’s dress the women’s dresses
the child’s toy the children’s toys
the passerby’s glance the passersby’s glances
the kid’s bike(I kid, 1 bike)
the kids’ bike(2 kids, 1 bike)
the kids’ bikes(2 kids, 2 bikes)
Activities
Possessive Noun Play (Two Player Tic Tac Toe) http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/possessive_noun/
Possessive Nouns (Type in the possessive word) http://74.52.58.98/~getchafr/portfolio/moreatonce/keg/possessive.swf
Quiz http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL012/possessives/turtlemc3quiz.swf
Exploring for Possessiveshttp://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_possessives/index.html
Activities
Possessives (Slideshow with activities) http://www.topel.com/pdf_files/1-12-09/possessives.swf?TRK=0
Skill Builder (Type in the possessive word) http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/WCN6602/WCN6602.swf
Grammar Gold Quizhttp://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/
goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g3c10/nadia.htm
SmartBoard Activity
Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns.notebook
United Streaming
Students learn about nouns, as well as the history, language, and culture of ancient Egypt when they follow the fast-paced adventures of a "pentastic" foursome to Egypt after a stopover at Graceland. Seemingly ordinary writing implements named Florentina, Arturo, Buzz, and Penny come to life and try to stop a smelly Dark Marker from taking over the world by solving clues based on good grammar. http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=9367A7D7-300D-4D4C-85F8-8C1EEE1E2E35&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US
Brain Pop
http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/nouns/