Possessive Nouns

Possessive Nouns Show ownership or relationship Punctuated with an apostrophe (‘)

Possessive Nouns To form the possessive of a singular nouns, add an apostrophe and an -s Examples: A student’s grant Ashley’s pencil Ms. Cross’s class

Possessive Nouns Proper nouns ending in –s only need an apostrophe IF the word sounds awkward with the extra –s Examples: Kansas’ climate Ms. Andrews’ house

Possessive Nouns To form a possessive of a plural noun that does not end in –s, add an apostrophe –s Examples: Geese’s feathers Men’s clothing Feet’s bones

Possessive Nouns To form the possessive of a plural noun that does end in –s, add an apostrophe only Examples: Boxes’ lids The Smiths’ address Ten minutes’ time

Possessive Nouns Remember: do not use an apostrophe to make a noun plural. Example: Two boys’ left their books here. (incorrect) Two boys left their books here. (correct)

Possessive Nouns Do not use an apostrophe with personal pronouns Examples: Is this pencil yours or mine? Our car is smaller than theirs. Her grades are better than his.

Possessive Nouns To form the possessive of indefinite pronouns, add an apostrophe –s Examples: Either’s topic Everyone’s favorite Somebody’s book

Write the correct word for each sentence. I ate (strawberries, strawberry’s) for lunch. That is (Karens, Karen’s) dog. I have two sharp (knife’s, knives). Those three (dogs’, dogs) tails are black. (Mrs. Harris’s, Mrs. Harrises) class is going to the zoo.