PPT-Personal and Possessive

Pronouns MiniLesson Lesson Objectives Identify Antecedents Identify and distinguish the difference between a personal and possessive pronoun PronounAntecedent Agreement A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. 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.. The Pronoun. A . pronoun. is a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns.. Example: . Ask Dan if Dan has done Dan’s homework. .. Ask Dan if . he. has done . his. homework.. Personal Pronouns . 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). 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. 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. marking . by. . possessive. . Agr. . in. . Hungarian. Katalin É. Kiss. Research Institute . for. . Linguistics. of . the. . Hungarian. . Academy. of . Sciences. Goal. To. . document. . the. *Disclaimer: No small animals were harmed during the making of this PowerPoint. All bad jokes are purely the fault of Mr. Troop and should not reflect on the hamsters.. Definition. A pronoun is a word used in the place of a noun.. marking . by. . possessive. . Agr. . in. . Hungarian. Katalin É. Kiss. Research Institute . for. . Linguistics. of . the. . Hungarian. . Academy. of . Sciences. Goal. To. . document. . the. Bailey. 1-19. Vocab: . Precocious. Effulgent . 1-19 cont.. Grammar:. Use apostrophes to create contractions, to make plural possessive and singular possessive words:. 1.) It is going to be the . Hendersons. 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) 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