Nouns

Turn and talk to your neighbor about what you notice about these pairs of sentences. The whiskers of the cat are long. The cat’s whiskers are long. The paintbrush of the girl is dry. The girl’s paintbrush is dry.

A noun that shows ownership is a possessive noun. Turn and Talk to your neighbor about what you think a possessive noun is? A noun that shows ownership is a possessive noun.

How would you make the following nouns show ownership? The home of Mr. Stein ___________ The land of the farmer ___________ The hobbies of the student ___________ The art of the painter ___________ Mr. Stein’s home Farmer’s land Student’s hobbies Painter’s art

I can make nouns show ownership by making them possessive. A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership It uses an apostrophe. Next to each phrase, write the possessive form: 1. Rays of the sun _________________________________________ 2.Drawings of my aunt _________________________________________ 3.Ears of the mule _________________________________________ 4.Eye of the hurricane _________________________________________ 5.Briefcase of the lawyer _________________________________________ Sun’s rays Aunt’s drawings Mule’s ears Hurricane’s eye Lawyer’s briefcase