1. i *Quiz for Singular and Plural Possessives is in edusoft under shared test

2. Learning Objective : Today we will identify plural possessive nouns in text. WC 1.4

3. What will we identify today? Plural possessive nouns

4. Partner Share Share with your partner which sentence shows something belongs to someone A. The boy loves to take his backpack to school. B. The butterfly’s wings were beautifully displayed in the drawing. C. It’s not your fault she tripped you.

5. Plural Possessive Nouns- shows ownership by more than one person or thing. Example: The students’ math quiz was given to them last Friday. Who does the quiz belong to? Add an apostrophe (‘) to a plural that ends in “s” to form the plural possessive.

6. Why is learning how to delete information important? It helps us identify something belongs to people to things. It also helps us write better.

7. Steps to Identifying Plural Possessive Nouns Step 1: Read the sentence Step 2 Identify the plural possessive Step 3 Add an apostrophe at the end of the plural if it ends in “s” Which is the correct way to show ownership to more than one person A. visitors’ B. visitors C. visitor’s The visitors goal on this tour is to see wild animals.

8. Steps to Identifying Plural Possessive Nouns Step 1: Read the sentence Step 2 Identify the plural possessive Step 3 Add an apostrophe at the end of the plural if it ends in “s” Which is the correct way to show ownership to more than one person A. traveler’s B. travelers’ C. traveler The guides take care of travelers food and shelter.

9. Steps to Identifying Plural Possessive Nouns Step 1: Read the sentence Step 2 Identify the plural possessive Step 3 Add an apostrophe at the end of the plural if it ends in s Which is the correct way to show ownership to more than one person A. elephants B. elephants’ C. elephant’s What are elephants habitats like?

10. Steps to Identifying Plural Possessive Nouns Step 1: Read the sentence Step 2 Identify the plural possessive Step 3 Add an apostrophe at the end of the plural if it ends in “s” Which is the correct way to show ownership to more than one person A. animals’ B.animal’s C.anima’ls These huge animals home is in Africa.

11. Read the sentence. Change the underlined words to a plural possessive to show ownership. A.We heard the geese’s honking in the morning. B.We heard the geeses honking in the morning. C.We heard the geeses’ honking in the morning. We heard the honking of the geese in the morning. *When it is an irregular plural you put an apostrophe then add the “s”

12. Read the sentence. Change the underlined words to a plural possessive to show ownership. A.The elephant’s food is waist-high grass. B.The elephants food is waist-high grass. C.The elephants’ food is waist-high grass. The food of the elephants is waist-high grass.

13. Read the sentence. Change the underlined words to a plural possessive to show ownership. A.The man’s fishing gear lay on the dock. B.The men’s fishing gear lay on the dock. C.The mens’ fishing gear lay on the dock. The fishing gear of the men lay on the dock. *When it is an irregular plural you put an apostrophe then add the “s”

14. Closure 1.What did you identify today? 2.What do you add to a plural to show ownership? Change the underlined words to show ownership. The book of the girls are pink. Plural possessive nouns Apostrophe then “s” except when it is an irregular plural.