Possessive Nouns GOALS: *To properly punctuate singular nouns that own something *To properly punctuation plural nouns that own something.

A Powerful Punctuation What punctuation SHOWS ownership in NOUNS?? The APOSTROPHE

A Punctuation Pickle Depending on whether or not a noun is plural or singular and possibly HOW it ends, will determine how the apostrophe is used.

Put the Pickle to Use! If one pickle owned a jar, it would be the…….. pickle’s jar!

Pickle On…. If four pickles owned a jar, it would be the……… pickles’ jar!

Left with Questions??? Let’s review!!!

Possessive nouns are used to show possession (owning or having).

The question of the boy. The boy’s question.

Can you remember the rule for singular possession?? • Add an apostrophe and an s to a singular noun to make it possessive.

WHAT IF MULTIPLE BOYS HAD QUESTIONS??

It is the question of the boyS The boys’ question.

Do You Remember the RULES for Plural Possession?? If a plural noun ENDS in “S”, just add an apostrophe. If a plural noun does not end in “s”, add a apostrophe and an “s”.

Can you find the noun in each sentence that should be possessive Can you find the noun in each sentence that should be possessive? Write it correctly in your notebook (“Poss. Practice”).

The Pilgrims ship was uncomfortable. ANSWER

The Pilgrims’ ship was uncomfortable.

2. A sincere person compliment is a valuable gift. ANSWER

2. A sincere person’s compliment is a valuable gift.

3. Miss Neveux class has a great website. ANSWER

3. Miss Neveux’s class has a great website.

4. The pony rider was too heavy. ANSWER

4. The pony’s rider was too heavy.

5. Your brother attitude got him in trouble. ANSWER

5. Your brother’s attitude got him in trouble.

6. Amy report card was wonderful. ANSWER

6. Amy’s report card was wonderful.

7. The little babies nursery had five beds. ANSWER

7. The little babies’ nursery had five beds.

8. I didn’t know I was eating your cat tuna. ANSWER

8. I didn’t know I was eating your cat’s tuna.

9. The girls outfits were exactly the same. ANSWER

9. The girls’ outfits were exactly the same.

10. We were proud of Chris performance. ANSWER

10. We were proud of Chris’s performance.

NOW YOU TRY! Using ONE noun, you will write a sentence where it is….. 1. JUST SINGULAR 2. JUST PLURAL 3. SINGULAR POSSESSIVE 4. PLURAL POSSESSIVE Ready for some examples???

My noun will be dog. The dog needed a bath. (singular) The dogs smelled awful after being in the rain. (plural) My dog’s collar is lost! (sing poss) The numerous dogs’ barking kept us all up! (plural poss)

My noun will be child. I wish I were still a child. (sing) The family had many children. (plural) That is the child’s bear. (sing. poss) The children’s snowman won a prize! (plural poss)

“Possession Application” NOUN:_________ 1. write a sentence with noun in its singular form 2. write a sentence with the noun in its plural form 3. write a sentence with the noun as singular possessive 4. write a sentence with the noun as plural possessive

How did you do? For more practice, print and complete the online worksheet. Play the online matching game