1. Possessives

2. Words that show ownership are called possessive nouns.
A noun is possessive if a phrase can be changed to say that an item or idea belongs to someone else.
Example: The musket that belongs to Pa was lost.
Pa’s musket was lost.

3. An apostrophe (') is used to show the ownership.
Rule
To show possessive of singular nouns add 's.
Examples: 
Nathan => Nathan's fault Mama => Mama's medicine bag the stranger => the stranger's coat Duffy => Duffy's tail

4. The possessive form can also show an feature or characteristic.
Examples: 
floor => the floor’s dirt
musket => the musket’s barrel table => the table’s legs medicine bag => the medicine bag’s handle

5. Practice Write the possessive of each item below.
Example the hat of the boy => the boy’s hat
the wegiwa belonging to Ezra ______________________________
The shirt belonging to Nathan ______________________________
The collar belonging to Duffy ______________________________

6. Remember
If a singular noun ends in an s you must add an apostrophe and s to make it show possession.
Examples
the bubbles belonging to molasses => molasses’s bubbles
the chain belonging to cross => the cross’s chain

7. Practice Write the possessive of each item below.
Example the dog belonging to James => James’s dog
the ruffle of the dress ______________________________
the money belong to the business ______________________________
the leaves of the cypress ______________________________

8. Activities
Activity 2 (Singular Possessives)
Singular Possessive Nouns

9. Practice Turn in your student packet to
English Lesson 5 on Singular Possessives page 18. Complete numbers 1-27.

10. Plural Possessives Rules 1-2
To show possession of singular nouns add 's.  
To show possession of plural nouns ending in s add an apostrophe ('). Examples: piglets => piglets' mother Indians => Indians' home settlers => settlers' worry  

11. Activities
Possessive Noun Play (Two Player Tic Tac Toe with Rules 1 – 3)
Possessive Nouns (Type in the possessive word)
Quiz
Exploring for Possessives

12. Practice Write the possessive of each item below.
Example the wegiwas of the Shawnees => the Shawnees’ wegiwas
the hats of the settlers ______________________________
the edge of the river ______________________________
the victims of the government agents ______________________________

13. Practice Turn in your student packet to
English Lesson 6 on Singular Possessives page 22. Complete numbers 1-30.

14. Plural Possessives Rule 3
To show the possession of a plural noun not ending in s add 's. Example: oxen => oxen's yoke feet => feet's blisters

15. Activities
Possessives (Slideshow with activities)
Skill Builder (Type in the possessive word)
Grammar Gold Quiz

16. Practice Write the possessive of each item below.
Example the pets of the children => the children’s pets
the first snow of winter ______________________________
the innocence of the people ______________________________
the blanket of Job ______________________________

17. Practice Turn in your student packet to
English Lesson 7 on Singular Possessives page 26. Complete numbers 1-35.

18. Plural Possessives Rule 4
If there is joint possession, use the correct possessive for only the possessive closest to the noun
Ezra and Nathan's friendship grew.
Pa was worried about his son and daughter's safety.

19. Plural Possessives Rule 5
If there is a separate possession of the same noun, use the correct possessive form for each word.
The Indians’ and the settlers’ excuses were equally false.
The fiddlers' and the singers' families went to the fiddler contest.

20. Plural Possessives Rule 6
In a compound construction, use the correct possessive form for the word closest to the noun. Avoid possessives with compound plurals.
His father-in-law's wegiwa was made of poplar logs.
The Indian scout’s job was to move the Native Americans to the reservation.

21. SmartBoard Activity
Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns.notebook