1. Possessive Nouns

2. Possessive Nouns show ownership.
The soldier’s boots were shiny.
What are the nouns in the sentence?
Which noun is possessive?

3. How do I make a noun possessive?
Is the noun singular? Yes!
Then add ‘s to the noun to make it possessive!
The boy story was unbelievable.
The boy’s story was unbelievable.

4. How do I make a noun possessive?
Is the noun singular? No!
Is it plural? Yes!
Does it end in s ? Yes!
Add just an ‘ to the plural noun.
The kittens mittens were lost.
The kittens’ mittens were lost.

5. How do I make a noun possessive?
Is the noun singular? No!
Is it plural? Yes!
Does it end in s ? No!
Add an ‘S to the plural noun.
The children books were in their cubbies.
The children’s books were in their cubbies.

6. Can you find the noun in each sentence that should be possessive
Can you find the noun in each sentence that should be possessive? Write it correctly on your paper.

7. The Pilgrims ship was uncomfortable.
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8. The Pilgrims’ ship was uncomfortable.

9. 2. A sincere person compliment is a valuable gift.
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10. 2. A sincere person’s compliment is a valuable gift.

11. 3. The class teacher was very young.
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12. 3. The class’s teacher was very young.
or class’s

13. 4. The cowboys outfits were identical.
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14. 4. The cowboys’ outfits were identical.

15. 5. Your brother attitude got him in trouble.
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16. 5. Your brother’s attitude got him in trouble.

17. 6. The mice cheese was hidden in their den.
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18. 6. The mice’s cheese was hidden in their den.

19. 7. The little babies nursery had five beds.
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20. 8. The little babies’ nursery had five beds.

21. 8. I didn’t know I was eating your cat tuna.
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22. 8. I didn’t know I was eating your cat’s tuna.

23. 9. We were proud of Bob performance.
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24. 9. We were proud of Bob’s performance.

25. 10. The children voices were angelic.
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26. 10. The children’s voices were angelic.