A possessive noun shows that a person or animal owns or has something.

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A possessive noun shows that a person or animal owns or has something.

Diane has a gray car. OR Diane owns a gray car. Diane’s car is gray. = The car of Diane is gray Joe has brown eye Joe’s eyes are brown.= The eyes of Joe are brown.

Rules: 1. To change a singular noun into a singular possessive noun, add ’s (apostrophe +s). It doesn’t matter if the singular noun ends in s already. The name of my son is Chris. = My son’s name is Chris. The hair of Chris is brown. = Chris’s hair is brown.

Rules: 2. To change an irregular plural noun into a possessive, add ’s (apostrophe s). The books of the men are on the table. = The men’s books are on the table. The mother of the children is nice.= The children’s mother is nice.

Rules: 3. To change a regular plural noun into a possessive, add only ’ (apostrophe). Don’t add another s! The brother of the girls is short. = The girls’ brother is short. The problems of the students are sad.= The students’ problems are sad.

Rewrite the words in bold by using a possessive noun phrase. 1. The name of my friend is Tim. __________________________________________________ 2. The wife of Tim is friendly. ___________________________________________________ 3. The daughters of my neighbors walk to school. ___________________________________________________ 4. The dog of my friends barks a lot. ____________________________________________________ 5. The bicycles of the children are in their garage. _____________________________________________________

Rewrite the words in bold by using a possessive noun phrase. 6. The car of that woman looks new. ________________________________________________ 7. The wives of the men are friendly. ________________________________________________ 8. The tire of the bus is flat. ________________________________________________ 9. The name of that restaurant is Village Inn. _______________________________________________ 10. The name of one waitress is Susy. _________________________________________________