Harcourt 13-14

Theme 3

Lesson 13

Grammar, Day 2

Plural Possessive Nouns

The BIG Question:

How can I identify different types of nouns?

the teacher’s

dog

the mountain’s

peak

Taylor’s guitar

a noun that shows ownership

the bus’s windows

a noun that shows ONE person, place, or thing owning something

my brother’s friend

the river’s banks

man

dress

girl

school

man’s

dress’s

girl’s

school’s

Write the singular noun. Then add ’s.

Francis’s dog

Julie’s folder

the puppy’s brown eyes

my father’s friend

Jess’s class

my neighbor’s house

All the children’s faces were red.

a noun that shows MORE THAN ONE person, place, or thing owning something

The four puppies’ tails were wagging.

The two cars’ tires were flat.

puppies puppies’

cars’

girls’

buses’

Write the plural noun. If it ends in s, just add an ’.

puppies’

cars’

girls’

buses’

cars

girls

buses

geese geese’s

women’s

sheep’s

people’s

Write the plural noun. If it doesn’t end in s, add an ’s.

geese’s

women’s

sheep’s

people’s

women

sheep

people

the coats worn by

the ladies

the ladies’ coats

the smiles of the children

the children’s smiles

the tires of the three buses

the three buses’ tires

Let’s Practice

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the cries of many babies

the babies’ cries

the clucking of all the hens

the hens’ clucking

the field that all the

sheep graze in

the sheep’s field

the mother of the two calves

the two calves’ mother

the bathroom used by all

the men

the men’s bathroom

the wings of the

butterflies

the butterflies’ wings

the antlers on the

three deer

the three deer’s antlers

the desks used by the six classes

the six classes’ desks

the faces of the two

moose

the two moose’s faces

the leaves on many

trees

many trees’ leaves

Mrs. Littlefield4LA

My

Reader’s and

Writer’s

Notebook

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Common

Nouns

Types of Nouns

Proper

Nouns

Singular

Nouns

Plural

Nouns

Singular

Possessive

Nouns

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Types of Nouns

a noun that shows ONE

person, place, or

thing owning

something

man’s

Common

Nouns

Proper

Nouns

Singular

Nouns

Plural

Nouns

bus’s

church’s

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Types of Nouns

Common

Nouns

Proper

Nouns

Singular

Nouns

Plural

Nouns

Singular

Possessive

Nouns

Plural

Possessive

Nouns

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Types of Nouns

a noun that shows more

than one person, place, or

thing owning something

men’s

Common

Nouns

Proper

Nouns

Singular

NounsSingular

Possessive

Nouns

Plural

Nouns

buses’

churches’

the children’s pets

the two girls’ coats

the women’s cars

the geese’s loud honks

the five families’ tents

the four cats’ toys