Possessive Nouns Time to Review

Possessive Nouns Show ownership or relationship Show ownership or relationship Use apostrophes Use apostrophes Example: Example: –Jon’s bike –Jon’s mom

Singular possessive One noun (person, place, or thing) One noun (person, place, or thing) Having ownership or relationship Having ownership or relationship

The apostrophe in plural possessives Plurals ending in “s” Plurals ending in “s” –Just add an apostrophe –Example: spiders becomes spiders’ All the spiders’ webs were beautiful. All the spiders’ webs were beautiful. Plurals not ending in “s” Plurals not ending in “s” –Add an apostrophe and the letter “s” –Example: children becomes children’s Please get all the children’s caps before we go outside. Please get all the children’s caps before we go outside.

Singular Possessive or Plural Possessive? 1. boy’s 2. mice’s 3. poster’s 4. wall’s 5. flowers’ 6. moose’s

Is the possessive used correctly in the sentence? 1. The leaves’ are falling off the tree. 2. The leaves’ stems are falling off the tree. 3. The sky’s clouds are very big and dark! 4. All of the apples were eaten by the horse’s. 5. I wonder if the school’s flag was raised today? 6. One of the monkeys’ cages is open! 7. Today all the children’s hats look funny! 8. I hope all the picture’s look nice.