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2. What are Possessive Nouns? Possessive nouns show ownership or relationship between things.

3. Possessive Noun Rules There are 3 main rules when making a normal noun a possessive noun. Here they are: -Add an ’s to a singular noun to make it possessive. -Add only an apostrophe (’) to plural nouns that already end in s. -Add an ’s to a plural noun that doesn’t end in s.

4. Rule 1: Add an ’s to a singular noun to make it possessive. Recall that singular nouns name only one thing. To make a singular noun into a singular possessive noun, add an ’s.

5. Rule 1: Add an ’s to a singular noun to make it possessive. Examples of this: truck’s truck’s tires man’s man’s suit waitress’s waitress’s uniform singular. All of the nouns here that are being changed into possessive nouns are singular. Therefore, making them possessive nouns is as simple as adding an ’s.

6. Possessive Noun Rules There are 3 main rules when making a normal noun a possessive noun. Here they are: -Add an ’s to a singular noun to make it possessive. -Add only an apostrophe (’) to plural nouns that already end in s. -Add an ’s to a plural noun that doesn’t end in s.

7. Rule 2: Add only an apostrophe (’) to plural nouns that already end in s. Recall that plural nouns name more than one thing. However, using this rule isn’t just as simple as determining whether or not a noun is plural. In order to use this rule, make sure that the plural noun you are changing already ends in an s.

8. Rule 2: Add only an apostrophe (’) to plural nouns that already end in s. Examples of this: ladies’ ladies’ restaurant teachers’ teachers’ manual cooks’ cooks’ kitchen plural. s. All of the nouns here that are being changed into possessive nouns are plural. They also all end in s. Therefore, we made them possessive nouns by just adding an apostrophe.

9. Possessive Noun Rules There are 3 main rules when making a normal noun a possessive noun. Here they are: -Add an ’s to a singular noun to make it possessive. -Add only an apostrophe (’) to plural nouns that already end in s. -Add an ’s to a plural noun that doesn’t end in s.

10. Rule 3: Add an ’s to a plural noun that doesn’t end in s. This rule applies for those nouns that, when in plural form, don’t end in an s. When a plural noun doesn’t end in an s, use this rule to make it a possessive noun.

11. Rule 3: Add an ’s to a plural noun that doesn’t end in s. Examples of this: children’s children’s game geese’s geese’s pond plural. s. All of the nouns here that are being changed into possessive nouns are plural. However, they don’t end in s. Therefore, we made them possessive nouns by adding an ’s.

12. Practice Now that we know the rules, let’s apply them with the following practice problems:

13. Practice with Possessive Nouns The pond being owned by all the ducks The ducks’ pond Remember the Rules! -Add an ’s to a singular noun to make it possessive. -Add only an apostrophe (’) to plural nouns that already end in s. -Add an ’s to a plural noun that doesn’t end in s.

14. Practice with Possessive Nouns The muffin being owned by one lady The lady’s muffin Remember the Rules! -Add an ’s to a singular noun to make it possessive. -Add only an apostrophe (’) to plural nouns that already end in s. -Add an ’s to a plural noun that doesn’t end in s.

15. Practice with Possessive Nouns The tux being owned by one man The man’s tux Remember the Rules! -Add an ’s to a singular noun to make it possessive. -Add only an apostrophe (’) to plural nouns that already end in s. -Add an ’s to a plural noun that doesn’t end in s.

16. Practice with Possessive Nouns The toys being owned by all the children The children’s toys Remember the Rules! -Add an ’s to a singular noun to make it possessive. -Add only an apostrophe (’) to plural nouns that already end in s. -Add an ’s to a plural noun that doesn’t end in s.

17. Practice with Possessive Nouns The boat being owned by one captain The captain’s boat Remember the Rules! -Add an ’s to a singular noun to make it possessive. -Add only an apostrophe (’) to plural nouns that already end in s. -Add an ’s to a plural noun that doesn’t end in s.

18. Practice with Possessive Nouns The food being owned by many cats The cats’ food Remember the Rules!

19. Practice with Possessive Nouns The group being owned by all of the women The women’s group Remember the Rules!

20. Practice with Possessive Nouns The desk belonging to one student The student’s desk Remember the Rules!

21. Practice with Possessive Nouns The tournament being owned by all of the men The men’s tournament Remember the Rules!

22. Practice with Possessive Nouns The tractor being owned by two farmers The farmers’ tractor Remember the Rules!

23. Practice with Possessive Nouns The pet being owned by one family The family’s pet Remember the Rules!

24. Great job! possessive nouns You now know about possessive nouns and how to make possessive nouns.