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 . . 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. , . 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.. A singular noun names a person, place or thing.. A noun that names more than one person, place, or thing is plural.. F. orm the plural of most singular nouns by adding s . . example apple, apples. 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.. 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. 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. 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 Plural and “’s”. To form the plural of . most nouns. , add . -s. :. Singular. . Plural. Ski skis . Guru gurus . miser misers . Banana bananas .