1. Possessive and Plural Nouns

2. What do they do?
Possessive nouns tell us who (or what) owns or has something.
Possessive nouns answer the question “Whose?”

3. Rules-Possessive Nouns (Singular)
Rule #1: To make a singular noun possessive, just add “s”
Example: Tom->Tom’s fault
Example: Amanda->Amanda’s job
Example: the student->The student’s backpack
Example: the Jaffers->The Jaffers’s house.

4. Rules-Possessive Nouns (Plural)
Rule #1: add ’ to a regular plural noun that ends in “s”
Example: dogs-> dogs’ leashes
Example: boys-> boys’ books
Rule #2: if the plural noun does not end in “s,” add ’s
Example: geese-> geese’s pond
Example: group-> group’s project
Example: children-> children’s homework