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9.3 Possessive Nouns, pg. 385

9.3 Possessive Nouns, pg. 385. Communication Skills. Possessive Nouns. Name who or what owns or has something. Shows ownership or possession of things or qualities. Can be common or proper nouns. Can be singular or plural. Example. Rita has a book history. Rita’s book is new.

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9.3 Possessive Nouns, pg. 385

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  1. 9.3 Possessive Nouns, pg. 385 Communication Skills

  2. Possessive Nouns • Name who or what owns or has something. • Shows ownership or possession of things or qualities. • Can be common or proper nouns. • Can be singular or plural.

  3. Example • Rita has a book history. • Rita’s book is new. • Read the books. • Note the books’ major themes.

  4. How They’re Formed • First Way:Add an apostrophe at the end with an s (‘s)*This is true for all singular nouns and for plural nouns not ending in s.Ex: Rita’s book

  5. How Else They’re Formed • Second Way:If a noun already ends in s, you add only an apostrophe.Ex: books’ themes*Copy the chart on the next slide.

  6. Forming Possessive Nouns

  7. Practice 1 Write the possessive form of each underlined word or group of words.1. Queen Elizabeth reign2. documents pages3. Arizona landscape4. citizens rights5. Dickens work

  8. KEY 1 Write the possessive form of each underlined word or group of words.1. Queen Elizabeth reignQueen Elizabeth’s reign2. documents pagesdocuments’ pages3. Arizona landscapeArizona’s landscape4. citizens rightscitizens’ rights5. Dickens workDickens’s work

  9. Practice 2 For each sentence, write the correct possessive form of the noun in parentheses. 1. Meriwether Lewis was one of (Virginia) famous people.2. He shared many (children) love of exploring.3. Lewis served as President (Jefferson) personal secretary.4. Jefferson guided (Lewis) preparations for an expedition.5. Lewis and William Clark explored the (nation) uncharted territory.

  10. KEY 2 For each sentence, write the correct possessive form of the noun in parentheses. 1. Meriwether Lewis was one of Virgina’sfamous people.2. He shared many children’slove of exploring.3. Lewis served as PresidentJefferson’s personal secretary.4. Jefferson guided Lewis’spreparations for an expedition.5. Lewis and William Clark explored the nation’suncharted territory.

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