1. Possessive Nouns

2. Possessive Nouns Show ownership or relationship
Punctuated with an apostrophe (‘)

3. Possessive Nouns
To form the possessive of a singular nouns, add an apostrophe and an -s
Examples:
A student’s grant
Ashley’s pencil
Ms. Cross’s class

4. Possessive Nouns
Proper nouns ending in –s only need an apostrophe IF the word sounds awkward with the extra –s
Examples:
Kansas’ climate
Ms. Andrews’ house

5. Possessive Nouns
To form a possessive of a plural noun that does not end in –s, add an apostrophe –s
Examples:
Geese’s feathers
Men’s clothing
Feet’s bones

6. Possessive Nouns
To form the possessive of a plural noun that does end in –s, add an apostrophe only
Examples:
Boxes’ lids
The Smiths’ address
Ten minutes’ time

7. Possessive Nouns
Remember: do not use an apostrophe to make a noun plural.
Example:
Two boys’ left their books here. (incorrect)
Two boys left their books here. (correct)

8. Possessive Nouns Do not use an apostrophe with personal pronouns
Examples:
Is this pencil yours or mine?
Our car is smaller than theirs.
Her grades are better than his.

9. Possessive Nouns
To form the possessive of indefinite pronouns, add an apostrophe –s
Examples:
Either’s topic
Everyone’s favorite
Somebody’s book

10. Write the correct word for each sentence.
I ate (strawberries, strawberry’s) for lunch.
That is (Karens, Karen’s) dog.
I have two sharp (knife’s, knives).
Those three (dogs’, dogs) tails are black.
(Mrs. Harris’s, Mrs. Harrises) class is going to the zoo.