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Possessive Nouns

Possessive Nouns. a person. What is a noun? A noun is a word that names …. place. thing. or idea. What is a plural noun?. A noun that names two or more persons, places, things, or ideas. Find the plural nouns in this picture:. bananas. grapes. fruit.

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Possessive Nouns

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  1. Possessive Nouns

  2. a person... What is a noun?A noun is a word that names … place... thing... or idea.

  3. What is a plural noun? A noun that names two or more persons, places, things, or ideas. Find the plural nouns in this picture: bananas grapes fruit

  4. A possessive noun shows ownership. It must be followed by another noun! Possessive Nouns Mike’s balloon balloon’s string

  5. Add an apostrophe and s ( ‘s ) to form the possessive of most singular nouns. Forming Possessives The lock that belongs to Dan. Dan’s lock The locker that belongs to the school. The school’s locker

  6. Add an apostrophe and an invisible s (‘) to form the possessive of nouns that end with s. Avoiding the “snake” The ball that belongs to Thomas. Thomas’ ball The soccer team that all the boys are on. Boys’ soccer team

  7. Let’s try some: Spell the possessive form of the noun. clown’s The ________ costume was colorful. (clown) The ________ tickets are very expensive. (circus) circus’ John’s _________ uncle is in the circus. (John)

  8. Now try these: The paints belonging to the teacher. The teacher’s paints The colors of the painting. The painting’s colors The work of the students in class. students’ work

  9. Try some more: The skates that belong to Jeff. Jeff’s skates The uniforms for the two teams. The teams’ uniforms The net that the goalie uses. The goalie’s net

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