Learning Objective : Today we will review singular and plural possessive nouns in text.

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Learning Objective: Today we will review singular and plural possessive nouns in text. WC 1.4

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Page 1: Learning Objective :   Today we will review singular and plural  possessive nouns in text.

Learning Objective: Today we will review singular and plural possessive nouns in text.

WC 1.4

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• A singular possessive noun is a word that shows something belongs to one person or thing.

• Usually make a singular noun possessive by adding an apostrophe with the letter s to a singular noun

Example: The soldier’s boots are made of leather.

Non Example- The fur of an animal is made up of cells.

Singular possessive nouns

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• A plural possessive noun is a word that shows something belongs to more than one person or thing.

• Usually make a plural noun possessive by adding an apostrophe AFTER THE s ON a PLURAL noun

Example: All the students in Room 7 can use the computers in the back of the room. They are the students’ computers.

Plural possessive nouns

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SPECIAL CASES

• When we take an IRREGULAR plural noun and make it possesive, WE ADD an apostrophe and then “s”.

• Example: (Geese means more than one goose.)

• I saw a whole flock of geese fly by and noticed that the geese’s feathers were white.

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Steps to identifying singular and plural nouns.

• Step 1: Read the sentence• Step 2 Identify the singular or plural possessive • Step 3: For a plural noun that add an apostrophe

at the end of the plural if it ends in “s”• For a singular or an irregular plural noun add an

apostrophe and then “s”.• NO MATTER WHAT THERE WILL BE AN “S” AND

AN APOSTROPHE, JUST IN DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS.

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Let’s get out whiteboards and practice!

• Write the possessive form of:• The museum for children.• The children’s museum

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Write the possessive form

• the skin of the lizard• the lizard’s skin

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Write the possessive form

• the fur of dogs• the dogs’ fur

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Write the possessive form of;

• the color of a group of deer• the deer’s color

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Write the possessive form of:

• The horns of the bulls• The bulls’ horns

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Write the possessive form of:

• the toes of the pig• the pig’s toes

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Write the possessive form of:• the tails of the sheep the sheep’s tails

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Write the possessive form of:

• The mane of the horse• The horse’s mane

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Write the possessive form of;

• The pencil of the student• The student’s pencil

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Write the possessive form of:

• the wheel of the hamsters• the hamsters’ wheel

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Which sentence is correct?

• A. An elephants skin is tough.• B. An elephants’ skin is tough.• C. An elephant’s skin is tough.• D. An elephant’s skin’s is tough.

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Which sentence is correct?

• A. The mice ears were gray.• B. The mice’s ears were gray.• C. The mouses’ ears were gray.• D. The mices ears were gray.

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Which sentence is correct?

• A. The teachers hand was red.• B. The teachers’ hand was red.• C . The teacher”s hand was red.• D. The teacher’s hand was red.

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Which sentence is correct?

• A. The schooles clock is broken.• B. The schools clock is broken.• C. The school’s clock is broken.• D. The school’s clock is broken

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Which sentence is correct?

• A. My mom’s cookies are the best!• B. My moms cookies are the best!• C. My moms’ cookies are the best!• D. My mom’s cookie are the best!

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Which sentence is correct?

• A. Is this the girls backpack?• B. Is this the girl’s backpack?• C. Is this the girls’ backpack?• D. Is this the girl backpack?