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Mastering Singular Possessive Nouns

Enhance your grammar skills by learning to correctly write and proofread singular possessive nouns. Understand rules and practice examples for effective possession expressions.

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Mastering Singular Possessive Nouns

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  1. SINGULAR POSSESSIVE NOUNS Chapter 2, Lesson 5

  2. Objectives Students will: • Write singular possessive nouns correctly. • Proofread for singular possessive nouns.

  3. Rules Singular Nouns Singular Possessive Nouns • Names one person, place, thing, or idea, • Shows that one person, place, or thing has or owns something.

  4. Rules • To make a singular noun show possession you just add an apostrophe and an “s” (‘s). • The fur of the dog • The dog’s fur • The collar that the pet has • The pet’s collar.

  5. Rules • Using possessive nouns is shorter and better than other ways of showing possession. • The dog belonging to Joel is barking. • Joel’s dog is barking. • The toy belonging to Alice is broken. • Alice’s toy is broken.

  6. What is the possessive form of the underlined singular noun? • The tail of the fox. • The fox’s tail. • The pet that the child has. • The child’s pet. • The name of the poodle. • The poodle’s name. • The dog that Alex has. • Alex’s dog.

  7. What is the possessive form of the underlined singular noun? • The hat of my sister. • My sister’s hat. • The book that Lee owns. • Lee’s book. • The job that Ari has. • Ari’s job. • The teeth of the fox. • The fox’s teeth.

  8. What is the possessive form of the underlined singular noun? • The rabbit my friend has. • My friend’s rabbit. • The nest of the hamster. • The hamster’s nest. • The chicks that the hen has. • The hen’s chicks. • The shoes that Liz owns. • Liz’s shoes.

  9. Find the incorrect singular possessive nouns in the following movie script. Bess’s • Zoom in on sign over store: Besss Pet Shop. • Follow man into store to the sound of a parrots’ shriek. • Pan around store as the customers’ voice is heard. parrot’s customer’s

  10. Find the ten incorrect singular possessive nouns. • Zoom in on puppy’s tail swishing back and forth. • Switch from bulldogs wrinkles to huskys’ blue eyes. • Switch to close-up of parakeet brilliant feathers. husky’s bulldog’s parakeet’s

  11. Find the ten incorrect singular possessive nouns. kitten’s • Move to kittens’ face as it looks up at parakeet. • Move to the fishs picture and fox’s picture next to it. • Zoom in on mouses name below its picture: Alfred. fish’s mouse’s

  12. Homework WB pgs. 29 & 30

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