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What Possessed You?

What Possessed You?. What are nouns?. A noun is a part of speech that describes a person, place, or thing. What is a possessive noun?. A possessive noun is a noun that "owns" something else in the sentence. For example:. The airplane's engine was loud. The airplane "owns" the engine.

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What Possessed You?

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  1. What Possessed You?

  2. What are nouns? • A noun is a part of speech that describes a person, place, or thing.

  3. What is a possessive noun? • A possessive noun is a noun that "owns" something else in the sentence.

  4. For example: • The airplane's engine was loud. • The airplane "owns" the engine. • Possessive nouns are often shown with apostrophes.

  5. Can you make this sentence possessive? • Miguel owns that car.

  6. Answer: • That is Miguel's car.

  7. Remember: • When there is use of a possessive, the question "Who owns it?" can be asked and answered. Mine!

  8. Which answer best fits in the blank? ____________ bicycle is broken. A. Seths' B. Sethes C. Seths D. Seth's

  9. Which answer best fits in the blank? ____________ bicycle is broken. A. Seths' B. Sethes C. Seths D. Seth's

  10. Do not confuse possessive words with plural words! • Possessive words show ownership. The Black’s dollhouse is small. • Plural words show more than one. Those girls are friendly.

  11. Which answer best fits in the blank? The trash can will attract a lot of ____________ if you leave the lid off. A. flys B. flies C. flie's D. fly's

  12. Which answer best fits in the blank? The trash can will attract a lot of ____________ if you leave the lid off. A. flys B.flies C. flie's D. fly's

  13. Which answer best fits in the blank? The ____________________ skin is red. A. tomatoes B. tomato's C. tomatos' D. tomatos's

  14. Which answer best fits in the blank? The ____________________ skin is red. A. tomatoes B.tomato's C. tomatos' D. tomatos's

  15. Which answer best fits in the blank? The desert is home to many kinds of _______________. A. animal B. animals C. animal's D. animals'

  16. Which answer best fits in the blank? The desert is home to many kinds of _______________. A. animal B. animals C. animal's D. animals'

  17. Which answer best fits in the blank? Kendra has two hamsters named Fuzzy and Furry. The ____________________ cage looks like a tiny house. A. hamsters' B. hamsters C. hamster's D. hamsterers

  18. Which answer best fits in the blank? Kendra has two hamsters named Fuzzy and Furry. The ____________________ cage looks like a tiny house. A.hamsters' B. hamsters C. hamster's D. hamsterers

  19. Which answer best fits in the blank? Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase. A. sister's B. sisters C. sisteres D. sister'

  20. Which answer best fits in the blank? Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase. A.sister's B. sisters C. sisteres D. sister'

  21. Which answer best fits in the blank? I borrowed ___________ sweater. A. Jane's B. Janes C. Jane D. Janes'

  22. Which answer best fits in the blank? I am Jane and this is my sweater. I borrowed _________ sweater. A.Jane's B. Janes C. Jane D. Janes'

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