PPT-Possessive Nouns

Read the following sentence silently to yourself The father of the boy asked for the help of the volunteers Possessive Nouns Show ownership or possession Singular Possessive Nouns Just add an apostrophe and s s. By Brianna Brock and Sam Ramos. Grammar Matters!. Here’s a quick lesson.. What is Singular. The word singular. . denotes a quantity of one. Singular contrasts with plural, which denotes with plural, which denotes more than one.. When . and. Where . to. Use . an. Apostrophe. Possessive Nouns. . or. Plural Nouns. Do not confuse possessive nouns with plural nouns:. Most plural nouns end in –. s. or –. es. .. boy boys. Possessive nouns. A noun is possessive if a phrase is used to say that an item or idea belongs to someone or something.. Possessive nouns are used to show ownership.. Example: This is Michael’s dog.. OS 220 – Business Editing Skills. ’s. What is a possessive Noun. ?.  . Possessive . nouns. are nouns that show ownership or possession.  Normally these words would be a singular or plural noun, but in the possessive form they are used as adjectives to modify another noun or pronoun. Common Mistakes. POSSESSIVE NOUNS NOTES. To make singular nouns ending in s possessive, add an apostrophe and an s to the end of the word, just as you would with a word ending in w or t or any other letter. For example, grass becomes grass’s, mantis becomes mantis’s and glass becomes glass’s. . noun. is a person , place, thing, or idea.. Student. Person. Place. Home. Thing. School bus. Idea. Love. Boy or girl. Class room. Chalk. Board. Singular or Plural. A . singular noun . names one person, place, thing, or idea.. Nouns. Nouns. People, places, and things. Examples. tacos. Italy. Count Dracula. dreams. Singular. Noun . One person, place, or thing.. Ex: . Oh no, I missed the . bus. . again.. Plural . Noun. More than one person, place, or thing.. MRS. M. FRIAS-MEDINA. Family Members. Vocabulary (. click here. ). Here are the possessive adjectives in English: my, your, his, her, our, and their.. Possessive Adjectives. Possessive Adjectives. singular. Author: . Judith St. George. Genre: . Expository Nonfiction. Small . Group. . Timer. Review Games. Story Sort. Vocabulary. . Words. :. Arcade Games. Study Stack . Spelling City: Vocabulary. Spelling City: Spelling Words . Author: . Judith St. George. Genre: . Expository Nonfiction. Small . Group. . Timer. Review Games. Story Sort. Vocabulary. . Words. :. Arcade Games. Study Stack . Spelling City: Vocabulary. Spelling City: Spelling Words . POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES LOOK AT THEM AS HAVING 2 ROLES: THE POSSESSIVE ROLE AND THE ADJECTIVE ROLE THE POSSESSIVE ROLE TELLS US WHO THE ITEM (OR RELATIVE) BELONGS TO. IS IT : MINE OUR YOUR (INFORMAL SINGULAR) AFTER. the noun instead of before.. Normally you used . mi(s), . tu. (s), . su. (s), y . nuestro. (as). in front of a noun.. Example: . mis. amigos, . tu. . libro. , . su. casa, . nuestro. . amario. Long-Adjectives and PronounsLos adjetivos y pronombres posesivos de forma largaEste premio es moNo no es tuyo Es momitusunuestrovuestrosusssosaasosaassthese are two-formadjectives which agree only in Proper and Common Nouns. Proper Nouns name a specific person, place or thing and are capitalized.. Common Nouns name any person, place, or thing and are NOT capitalized.. Proper Nouns. Common Nouns. 1.