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. . Lesson . Four. Possessive Nouns. Definition. The . POSSESSIVE. form of a noun shows ownership or relationship.. man. laptop. man’s laptop . How to form a . Possessive noun. There are . three rules for forming possessive nouns:. SINGULAR NOUNS – POSSESSIVE FORM. NOUNS NOT ENDING IN . S. OR THE SOUND OF . S. Add an apostrophe and . s. . . . a person’s name. . Mr. Hill’s statement. . an attorney’s fee. NOUNS ENDING IN . 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. ENG3C. Indicates . simply that there are more than one of the person or thing in question. . For most, . the plural form includes the letter "s" at the end of the word:. Dogs. Trees. Turtles. Plural Forms. 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. 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.. Possessive Nouns. A possessive noun shows . Who or What . owns or has something.. Singular Nouns: . Add . . ‘s. . The book. ’s. ending was a surprise. .. . 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 . Genre: . Expository Nonfiction. Big Question: . What can we learn from studying fossils?. Small Group. . Timer. Review Games. Story Sort. Vocabulary. . Words. :. Arcade Games. Study Stack . Spelling City: Vocabulary. A noun is possessive if a phrase can be changed to say that an item or idea belongs to someone else.. Example:. . The musket that belongs to Pa. was lost.. . Pa’s musket. was lost.. r. e. : . Biography. Big Question: Why do we help others even if there are risks?. Small Group. . Timer. Review Games. Story Sort. Vocabulary Words:. Arcade Games. Study Stack . Spelling City: Vocabulary. 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 Nouns Rules shows ownership and modifies like an adjective . It will always have an apostrophe s (‘s) or an s apostrophe (s’) after it . To find the PN ask the question whose