1. Possessive Nouns

2. DAILY QUESTIONS How can I use possessive nouns to show ownership?
How can I decide when to use s’ or ‘s?
How can I change collective nouns to show ownership?

3. POSSESSIVE NOUNS Possessive nouns show ownership.
The apostrophe indicates that a noun or group of nouns own something or a group of things.

4. SINGULAR POSSESSIVE Nouns
In the case of singular possessive nouns, ‘s shows that one noun owns something or a group of things.
These could be other nouns, characteristics or ideas.
Example: Wally’s squeak made the whole class laugh.

5. PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUNS
In the case of plural possessive nouns, s’ shows that more than one noun owns others nouns, characteristics or ideas.
Example: The students’ report cards were handed out during homeroom.

6. COLLECTIVE POSSESSIVE NOUNS
The collective words act as a singular noun because the group becomes one unit.
Example:
more than one goose  geese
a traveling group of geese  a flock.
Flock is the collective noun.
It is singular because we are speaking of one group.
We can put a/an in front of it.

7. Collective nouns Singular Noun Plural Noun Collective Noun Student
Wolf
Cow
Teacher

8. Teammate Practice
Directions: In the space provided, rewrite each sentence so
that it contains a possessive noun!
The formation of the flock was breathtaking.
Donovan owns a book from the bookstore.
Frank Kaminsky left his basketball on the court.
Elizabeth owns a golden retriever puppy who loves to run at the park.
The copy of The Westing Game belongs to Rachel.