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The apostrophe use with possessive

What is possessive?Possessives show ownership.They show something belongs to someone or something.In other words, they possess something.

For example, if we want to show that a cake belongs to the baker, it would be stated:

Cake Baker The bakers cake The cake of the baker How might you say these ideas using possessive form?

The aeroplane belongs to the pilot The pilots aeroplane

The umbrella belongs to the girl The girls umbrella Practice 1The ball belongs to the boys_______________________________________

2) The books belongs to the teacher_______________________________________

3) The pencil belongs to Ahmad_______________________________________

4) The ring belongs to Puan Aminah_______________________________________

5) The watch belongs to John________________________________________The boys ballThe teachers booksAhmads pencilPuan Aminahs ringJohns watchThere are 3 rules to guide how to make possessives.Rule1Singular nounExample:

The girl has a book

The girls bookssnounnoun

The dog has a boneThe dogs bone

Johan has shoes Johans shoesPractice 2The lady owns the coat.

2) The man has a belt.

3) Frank owns the boat.

4) Fatimah has a dress.

The ladys coatThe mans beltFranks boatFatimahs dressPlural nounRule2nounnounExample:

The cats has an umbrellaThe cats umbrella

The dogs has a boneThe dogs bone

The bears has a houseThe bears housePractice 3Three ladies owns the bakery.

2) The kids own a computer.

3) The shirts belongs to the girls.

4) The farmers own a farm.

The ladies bakeryThe kids computer The girls shirtsThe farmers farmPractice 4The girls ringThe boys bike The cooks kitchenDads tools1) The ring belongs to the girl2) The bike belongs to three boys3) The cooks own the kitchen4) The tools belong to dadFor plural noun that does not end with s Rule3snounnounsmanmousechildmenmicechildrenSome nouns are made into plurals without adding s

The family has a bookThe familys bookExample: The children has an umbrellaThe childrens umbrella

Practice 5The dogs boneThe players basketball The womens seatsThe mices cheese1) The bone belongs to the dogs2) The players own the basketball3) The seats belongs to the women4) The cheese belongs to the mice