1. Part 1: Singular Possessive Nouns
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3. Today, we are going to learn about singular possessive nouns.
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4. What is a possessive noun?g
What is a possessive noun?
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5. A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership.
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6. Singular Possessive Nouns
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7. Singular possessive nouns show that one person or thing owns something.
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8. The possessive form of singular nouns is formed by adding an ’s
The possessive form of singular nouns is formed by adding an ’s. Examples: Stephen’s house Flower’s petals Boy’s backpack
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9. Your turn. Change the statements to show possession. 1
Your turn. Change the statements to show possession. 1. pages of the book __________________________ 2. hat of the girl _________________________
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10. Your turn. Change the statements to show possession. 1
Your turn. Change the statements to show possession. 1. sled that belongs to Sierra __________________________ 2. car that belongs to mom _________________________
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11. Even if the singular noun ends in s, you can still add ’s or just put an apostrophe at the end. Examples: bus’s tires or bus’ tires Jess’s basketball or Jess’ basketball
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12. Your turn. Change the statements to show possession. 1
Your turn. Change the statements to show possession. 1. the chalkboard of the class __________________________ 2. The glove belonging to Iris _________________________
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13. Your turn. Change the statements to show possession. 1
Your turn. Change the statements to show possession. 1. the teacher belonging to the class __________________________ 2. the Nintendo DS belonging to Jess _________________________

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15. Example: student’s pencil
Rule: Add ’s to make singular nouns possessive.
Example: student’s pencil
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