Singular & Plural Possessive Nouns . pdf

singular and possessive nouns

1. Singular & Plural Possessive
Nouns

2. What do you notice?
the house’s
door
A student’s bag
Tala’s purse
the princess’s castle
James’s shoes

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4. Possession means that you have, own or
control something.
When writing, you can use an apostrophe and
often the letter s to show that someone has,
owns, or controls something.

5. Singular possession means that only one person, animal
or thing has, owns or controls something.
To show that something
belongs to a singular
noun, we usually add…
an apostrophe
followed by the letter
‘
s
the car’s door The door belongs to one car.
an apple’s pipsThe pips belong to one apple.
Naya’s backpack
The backpack belongs
only to Naya.
For example, if one boy owns a cap,
it is the boy’s cap.

6. Sometimes, the singular nouns that have, own or control
something are already words that end with the letter s.
an apostrophe
followed by another
‘
the class teacherthe class’s teacher
The crown belongs
to one princess.
James’s clothes
The bag belongs
only to James.
To show that something
belongs to a singular noun
that already ends with an s,
you should usually add…
s
the class teacherthe class’s teacher
The teacher belongs to one class.
the princess’s crown
James’s bag

7. So, we use a possessive noun to express ownership.
Another noun often follows the possessive form of a noun.
For example:
Sam’s uncle
my friend’s game
William Shakespeare’s poem
a week’s trip
the girls’ dance
the mice’s tails

8. The possessive form of a noun often replaces the word ‘of’ or the
verb ‘have’.
The wool of a sheep = a sheep’s wool
The kids have toys. = The kids’ toys
1. For a singular noun, add an apostrophe (‘) and s.
Chris’s coat
the puppy’s ears
Mark Twain’s stories

9. 2. For a plural noun that ends with s, add only an apostrophe.
Doctors’ offices
the soldiers’ uniforms
3. for a plural noun that ends with s, add an apostrophe and s.
sheep’s wool
children’s toys
women’s dresses
4. for a compound noun, add an apostrophe or an apostrophe and s to
the end of the compound.

salesperson’s job fathers-in-law’s cars police officers’ badges

10. Saras artwork’ was the best in class.
Which sentence shows the apostrophe in the
correct place to show possession?
Sara’s artwork was the best in class.
Saras’ artwork was the best in the class.
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11. The cat’s collar was blue with paw prints on it.
Which sentence shows the apostrophe in the
correct place to show possession?
The cats collar’s was blue with paw prints on it.
The cats collar was blue with paw print’s on it.
2

12. The dogs toy was ripped to piece’s on the floor.
Which sentence shows the apostrophe in the
correct place to show possession?
The dogs toy’ was ripped to pieces on the floor.
The dog’s toy was ripped to pieces on the floor.
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13. The men’s gloves were black and fingerless.
Which sentence shows the apostrophe in the
correct place to show possession?
The mans’s gloves were black and fingerless.
The mans glove’s were black and fingerless.
4

14. The houses windows’ needed replacing because they were broken.
Which sentence shows the apostrophe in the
correct place to show possession?
The houses window’s needed replacing because they were broken.
The houses’ windows needed replacing because they were broken.
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