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Today we are going to explore possessive nouns! When working with possessive nouns we must remember to: 1.Circle the noun that owns the object. 2.Check to see if the noun is singular or plural. 3.Add an apostrophe to the end of a plural noun if it ends in s. 4.Add an apostrophe and an s if the plural noun does not already end in s.s.

A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership of someone or something.

Plural means more than one. Puppies Kittens Bunnies

These girls own their dresses.

The girls’ dresses are very pretty. Since the noun girls ends in an s, all you have to do is put an apostrophe at the end.

These dogs have a lot of black spots.

The ______ black spots are very cute. dogs’ How can you adjust the noun dogs to complete the sentence properly?

Some nouns show they are plural without ending in s. Fish Sheep Children Geese

This book belongs to the children.

I wonder what the children’s book is about? Since the word children doesn’t end in s, I added an apostrophe and an s to the end of the word to show possession.

There are a lot of sheep in the pasture.

The _________ pasture is very green. sheep’s

The boys own all of these items. Choose one item and write a sentence with the plural possessive noun, identifying that the boys are the owners. Plural Nouns

The fish have ownership of everything shown here. Choose one item and write a sentence with the plural possessive noun.

When working with possessive nouns we must remember to: 1.Circle the noun that owns the object. 2.Check to see if the noun is singular or plural. 3.Add an apostrophe to the end of a plural noun if it ends in s. 4.Add an apostrophe and an s if the plural noun does not already end in s. Fish’s Men’s Dogs’