Learning Objective: Today we will review singular and plural possessive nouns in text.

WC 1.4

• A singular possessive noun is a word that shows something belongs to one person or thing.

• Usually make a singular noun possessive by adding an apostrophe with the letter s to a singular noun

Example: The soldier’s boots are made of leather.

Non Example- The fur of an animal is made up of cells.

Singular possessive nouns

• A plural possessive noun is a word that shows something belongs to more than one person or thing.

• Usually make a plural noun possessive by adding an apostrophe AFTER THE s ON a PLURAL noun

Example: All the students in Room 7 can use the computers in the back of the room. They are the students’ computers.

Plural possessive nouns

SPECIAL CASES

• When we take an IRREGULAR plural noun and make it possesive, WE ADD an apostrophe and then “s”.

• Example: (Geese means more than one goose.)

• I saw a whole flock of geese fly by and noticed that the geese’s feathers were white.

Steps to identifying singular and plural nouns.

• Step 1: Read the sentence• Step 2 Identify the singular or plural possessive • Step 3: For a plural noun that add an apostrophe

at the end of the plural if it ends in “s”• For a singular or an irregular plural noun add an

apostrophe and then “s”.• NO MATTER WHAT THERE WILL BE AN “S” AND

AN APOSTROPHE, JUST IN DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS.

Let’s get out whiteboards and practice!

• Write the possessive form of:• The museum for children.• The children’s museum

Write the possessive form

• the skin of the lizard• the lizard’s skin

Write the possessive form

• the fur of dogs• the dogs’ fur

Write the possessive form of;

• the color of a group of deer• the deer’s color

Write the possessive form of:

• The horns of the bulls• The bulls’ horns

Write the possessive form of:

• the toes of the pig• the pig’s toes

Write the possessive form of:• the tails of the sheep the sheep’s tails

Write the possessive form of:

• The mane of the horse• The horse’s mane

Write the possessive form of;

• The pencil of the student• The student’s pencil

Write the possessive form of:

• the wheel of the hamsters• the hamsters’ wheel

Which sentence is correct?

• A. An elephants skin is tough.• B. An elephants’ skin is tough.• C. An elephant’s skin is tough.• D. An elephant’s skin’s is tough.

Which sentence is correct?

• A. The mice ears were gray.• B. The mice’s ears were gray.• C. The mouses’ ears were gray.• D. The mices ears were gray.

Which sentence is correct?

• A. The teachers hand was red.• B. The teachers’ hand was red.• C . The teacher”s hand was red.• D. The teacher’s hand was red.

Which sentence is correct?

• A. The schooles clock is broken.• B. The schools clock is broken.• C. The school’s clock is broken.• D. The school’s clock is broken

Which sentence is correct?

• A. My mom’s cookies are the best!• B. My moms cookies are the best!• C. My moms’ cookies are the best!• D. My mom’s cookie are the best!

Which sentence is correct?

• A. Is this the girls backpack?• B. Is this the girl’s backpack?• C. Is this the girls’ backpack?• D. Is this the girl backpack?