PPT-Possessive Nouns

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. . 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. 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). Nouns. Kinds of Nouns. Singular and Plural Nouns. Possessive Nouns. Compound Nouns. Nouns and Their Jobs. KINDS OF NOUNS. Nouns. A . noun . is a word that names a . person, place, thing . or . idea.. APOSTROPHES. Nouns in possessive case. To form the possessive of most singular nouns, add an apostrophe and an . s. .. Susan’s house. a week’s salary. one boy’s backpack. t. hat car’s tires. Nouns in possessive case. 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.. 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. 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.