Possessive Nouns & Pronouns …The Harry Potter Edition Mrs. Davis’s & Ms. Hillman’s 5th Grade Language Arts Classes

Let’s First Review Nouns A noun is a PERSON, a PLACE, or a THING

Singular and Plural Nouns A singular noun is ONE person, place, or thing. Singular wand = A plural noun is MORE THAN ONE person, place, or thing. Plural wands =

Let’s Now Review Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun Examples: I, me, he, she, you, they, them, we, us…

What is a Possessive? To possess something is to own it. Therefore, possessive nouns are nouns that show ownership.

Possessive Nouns That is Harry’s broom. Ron is driving Mr. Weasley’s car. They are Malfoy’s friends.

Singular Possessive Rules For SINGULAR nouns, add an apostrophe + s ( ‘s )

Singular Possessives castle The castle’s walls were 40 feet tall. glass The glass’s rim had a small crack. wand / unicorn Her wand’s core was hair from a unicorn’s tail.

Plural Possessive Rules For a PLURAL noun, if the noun ends with s, just add the apostrophe ( ‘ ) If the plural doesn’t already end in s, add an apostrophe + s ( ‘s )

Plural Possessives spells The spells’ aims were way off. wizards The wizards’ brooms carried them to Diagon Alley. children The children’s robes were too small.

Joint Possessives Joint possession shows that two or more people EQUALLY possess something (they SHARE it). Add the apostrophe to the possessive closest to the item possessed: Crabbe and Goyle’s friend is lost. Hagrid and Fang’s food was cold.

Separate Possessives Separate possession shows that two or more people EACH possess separate, but similar items. Add the apostrophe to BOTH of the possessives: Ron’s and Ginny’s books arrived. Snape’s and Dumbledore’s wands are powerful.

Possessive Pronoun Rules Unlike possessive nouns, possessive pronouns DO NOT use apostrophes.

Possessive Pronouns “That is my cauldron,” warned Snape. Hermione performed her spell flawlessly. The dragon protected its nest. The Gryffindor players won their Quidditch match.

POP QUIZ Write the possessive form of each: bus trunk potions it Fred and George (joint) classes them Neville and Luna (separate)

POP QUIZ bus’s trunk’s potions’ its Fred and George’s classes’ ANSWERS: bus’s trunk’s potions’ its Fred and George’s classes’ their or theirs 8. Neville’s and Luna’s