Possessive Nouns
Let’s review. . .
A noun is a person, place, thing, or
idea.
• Singular means only one-a singular noun
means only one of something.
• To show ownership, or possession, of a
singular noun, we add an apostrophe (‘) and
the letter s (‘s).
Let’s try some examples:
Singular noun
Possessive Singular
Noun
boy
boy’s
bird
bird’s
mouse
mouse’s
Now you try!
Singular Noun
Possessive Singular Noun
girl
girl’s
elephant
elephant’s
fox
fox’s
Good, you’re coming
around. . . just a small joke
Plural means more than one. A plural noun
means more than one of something.
To show ownership, or possession, of a
plural noun we do 2 things. . .
1. First change the singular noun into a plural
noun.
2. Then add the apostrophe.
Now, let’s practice. . .
Singular
Singular
fox
baker
tailor
mechanic
church
Plural
Plural
Singular Possessive
Singular
Possessive
Plural Possessive
Plural Possessive
When the plural form of a noun is irregular
(like mouse/mice), we add an apostrophe
followed by an s (‘s).
Example:
Singular
Singular Possessive
Plural
mouse
mouse’s
mice
mice’s
ox
ox’s
oxen
oxen’s
women
women’s
woman
woman’s
Plural Possessive
Possessive nouns are as easy to use!
Any questions?