1. Introducing Possessive Nouns
Unit 2 Week 4
Introducing Possessive Nouns
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2. Possessive Nouns

3. DAY 1 A possessive noun names who or what owns something.
Ex. That is the boy’s bike.
A possessive noun is singular when it names one owner.
Ex. The girl’s bike is blue.
A possessive noun can be common or proper: my sister’s bike; Lana’s jacket.
Add an apostrophe and an –s to a singular noun to make it possessive, even when it ends in –s: Chris’s backpack.
DAY 1

4. QUESTION: How do you make a singular noun possessive?

5. Plural Possessive Nouns

6. DAY 2 A possessive noun is plural when it names more than one owner.
If a plural noun is regular and ends in –s, add an apostrophe to make it possessive: the trees’ leaves.
If a plural noun is irregular and does not end in –s, add an apostrophe and an –s, to make it possessive: the children’s shoes.
DAY 2

7. Mechanics and Usage: Forming Plural and Possessive Nouns

8. Refer to pages 455, 456, and 477 of your Grammar Handbook.
Be careful not to confuse plural nouns with possessive nouns.
Plural nouns do not use apostrophes. They are formed by adding an –s, or –es to a singular noun: cars(car); dresses(dress).
Possessive nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe or an apostrophe and an –s: car’s tires children’s lunches.
Refer to pages 455, 456, and 477 of your Grammar Handbook.
DAY 3

9. Proofread

10. Fender’s are meant to protect a cars’ tire’s.
Alices cats’ meow when they’re hungry.
Many sea turtle’s eggs fall prey to hunting bird’s.
My motheres dinner’s are always delicious.
DAY 4