PPT-Singular , Plural, and Possessive

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. 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.. . 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. 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. , . Plural,. and. Possessive. 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. 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. , . Plural,. and. Possessive. 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. Knowing How to use the apostrophe + S. Possessive Nouns--Singular. A possessive noun is a noun that names who or what has something…hence the word . possessive. …. Most singular nouns require an ’s to show possession.. 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. Possessive Nouns. A possessive noun shows . Who or What . owns or has something.. Singular Nouns: . Add . . ‘s. . The book. ’s. ending was a surprise. .. . 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) 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