Apostrophes in Action
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Possessive nouns
use
apostrophes
to show
ownership.
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There are 3 rules to help you
know where to correctly
place an apostrophe in a
possessive noun.
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Rule #1
Add 's to singular nouns or
plural nouns that do
end in s
NOT
• Tammy's speech
• children's stories
• Rico's report
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Rule #2
Add an apostrophe to
plural nouns ending in s
teachers' desks
students' desks
Add an apostrophe to these examples.
boys coats
girls hats
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Rule #3
To form the possessive of an irregular
plural noun that does not end in s,
add an apostrophe (') and then add
the s.
Irregular plural nouns
children's toys
child­ children's
goose­geese's
woman­women's
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Where does the
apostrophe go???
the girls hats
the babies toys
the baby toys
'
the boy baseball
the truck tire
the children papers
's
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Circle the word on the following
slides containing the apostrophe
and identify whether it is a:
a singular possessive noun
a plural possessive noun
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Our teacher's
lesson was fun.
singular
possessive
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We read the other
children's reports.
plural
possessive
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We listened to
Ashley's speech.
singular possessive
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The girls' shoes
were by the door.
plural possessive
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We listened to the
students' speeches.
plural possessive
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The shoe's lace
is in a knot.
singular possessive
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Congratulations
You are a shining star!
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Singular possessive
Plural possessive
the cat's bed the swimmers' goggles
Mr. Smith's car
the bears' dens
Cupid's arrow
the cottage's door
Susan's basketball
the ladies' purses
players' gloves
geese's feathers
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1) Write a noun really big on a
1/2 sheet of paper.
2) Decide how you would make
that noun possessive.
3) Go to the poster that has the
rule on how to turn your noun
possessive.
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1) Write a noun really big on a 1/2
sheet of paper that will applies to a
different rule.
2) Decide how you would make that
noun possessive.
3) Go to the poster that has the rule
on how to turn your noun possessive.
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Create a sentence for each of the
rules for possessive nouns.
1.
2.
3.
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