1. Plural or Possessive .

2. SPI 0601. 1. 1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i. e
SPI Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., common/proper, singular/plural, possessives) and pronouns (i.e., agreement, subject, object) within context. SPI Identify the correct spelling of plurals and possessives.
State Standards

3. I can identify the correct spelling of plurals and possessives.
I can use singular and plural possessive nouns correctly.
I can statements.

4. What is happening in this picture?

5. For a noun to be possessive it has to own something.
1. A noun is possessive if a phrase can be changed to say that an item or idea belongs to someone else.
Example: The musket that belongs to Pa was lost.
Pa’s musket was lost.
For a noun to be possessive it has to own something.

6. Singular Possessive Nouns
Possessive Nouns name who or what has or owns something.
2. Form a singular possessive noun by adding ‘s.
Examples: Boy’s, Girl’s, Judy’s, Sister’s
The boy’s puppy is brown.
Singular Possessive Nouns

7. 3. Every possessive noun is followed closely by a singular or plural noun.
4. This noun is what the possessive noun owns.
The car’s headlights are broken.
Car’s – possessive noun
Headlights – what the cars owns

8. Rewrite each phrase to use the possessive form of each underlined noun.
1. The gloves of the batter
2. The uniform of the class
3. The car of my dad
4. The dog of the boy

9. The batter’s gloves
The class’s uniform
My dad’s car
The boy’s dog
Rewrite each phrase to use the possessive form of each underlined noun.
The gloves of the batter
The uniform of the class
The car of my dad
The dog of the boy

10. Write down what you think is happening in this picture.

11. 1. Form a plural possessive noun that ends in s by adding an (apostrophe) ‘ . Examples: Boys’, Girls’, Families’, Schools’ The boys’ shoe section was closed for repairs.
Plural Possessive

12. Irregular Plural Nouns
2. Form an irregular plural possessive noun add an ‘s .
Examples:
deer’s, men’s, sheep’s, mice’s
The men’s soccer game has been cancelled.
Several of the deer’s antlers were broken.
Irregular Plural Nouns

13. For the following slides write if the sign needs to be plural or possessive.
If the slide needs to be possessive, write the possessive noun correctly.
Plural or Possessive

16. Correct

19. Correct