Singular Possessive Nouns for Visual Learners Fortner

singular possessive noun You have learned that a singular noun names one person , place, thing or idea. singular possessive noun Shows that one person, place, or thing has or owns something.

To make a singular noun show possession add an apostrophe and –s (‘s) the fur of the dog the dog’s fur

The dog belonging to Joel is barking. Using possessive nouns is shorter and better than other ways of showing possession. LONGER: The dog belonging to Joel is barking. BETTER: Joel’s dog is barking.

Singular Noun Singular Possessive Noun child Tess pony fish child’s toy Tess’s bike pony’s tail fish’s fin

What is the possessive form of each underlined singular noun? the tail of the fox the pet that the child has the name of the poodle the dog that Alex has the hat of my sister the book that Lee owns fox’s tail child’s pet poodle’s name Alex’s dog sister’s hat Lee’s book