PPT-Possessive Nouns Singular and Plural

Possessive Nouns A possessive noun shows Who or What owns or has something Singular Nouns Add s The book s ending was a surprise . Singular Nouns Plural Nouns 5742257441574535744557402 57439574395743957439574395743957439574395743957439574395743957439574395743957439 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:. 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. Grammar Toolkit. Plural nouns. child. children. Grammar Toolkit. Plural nouns. A noun can be . singular. , . naming just one . thing, or . plural. , . naming . more . than . one thing. .. The way to make a noun plural usually depends on the ending of the singular noun.. 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. Project LA Activity. WITH ADDED SLIDES . BY WBR Schools. Look at the singular and plural nouns below. How are they different?. SINGULAR. PLURAL. computer. computers. bottle. bottles. bush. bushes. child. , . 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. We use some nouns only in plural. . Trousers shorts . pyjamas. . Jeans tights scissors . Glasses/ spectacles . You can also use “a pair of” with those words: . 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.. 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. 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) Plural and “’s”. To form the plural of . most nouns. , add . -s. :. Singular. . Plural. Ski skis . Guru gurus . miser misers . Banana bananas .