What are possessive nouns?

First, let’s remember what a NOUN is. A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

What is a possessive noun? Possessives show ownership. They show something belongs to someone or something. In other words, they “possess” something. For example, if we want to show that a book belongs to the boy, it would be stated:

More Examples: the dog’s bone If you wanted to say the coat belongs to the girl… The girl’s coat If you wanted to say that the bone belongs to the dog…

More Examples: If you wanted to say the pencil belongs to the teacher the teacher’s pencil If you wanted to say the jump ropes belong to the students the students’ jump ropes

How do you make a noun possessive? There are 3 rules to make a noun possessive.

Rule 1 If you want to make a SINGULAR NOUN possessive: add an apostrophe and an s (‘s) For example, if the singular noun “cat” has a brush, the possessive form is: the cat’s brush

For Example: The lady owns the shoe. the lady’s shoe Frank owns the boat. Frank’s boat

Rule 2 If you want to make a PLURAL NOUN that ends in s possessive, just add an apostrophe ( ‘ ) For example: if the three girls own a playhouse the possessive form is: the three girls’ playhouse

For example: three ladies own the business the ladies’ business the students own the computer the students’ computer

Rule 3 For a PLURAL NOUN that does not end in s, add an apostrophe and an s - (‘s) For example, if the cheese belongs to the mice, then the possessive form is: the mice’s cheese

For Example: The basketball belongs to the children The children’s basketball The gloves belong to the women The women’s gloves

You try! 1.sweater that belongs to Tara 2.bike of the child 3.principal of the school 4.cars of the Joneses 5.Car that belongs to my dad 6.clothing of men 7.advice of the coaches 8.tray of the waitress