Possessive Nouns

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Possessive Nouns
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Which noun in the following sentence shows
ownership?

• Marias dog was lost for five days.

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Thats right!

• The noun Marias shows ownership, because an (s)
  has been added to the original noun, Maria.

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You can change the form of a noun to show
ownership, or possession.

• A possessive noun names who or what owns or has
  something.
• Marisas brother
• Mrs. Scotts degu
• Scotts homework
• Now you provide some examples

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Rules for forming possessives
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What is the possessive form of each noun in
parenthesis?

• _________ toys (children)
• The _________ apartment (Ramoses)
• The _________ webbed feet (ducks)
• A _________ hat (man)
• _________ office (Dr. Lewis)
• The _________ photocopies (library)
• The _________ mane (horses)
• _________ coat (Mrs. Jones)

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Summing it up

• To form the possessive of a singular noun, add
  (s).
• To form the possessive of a plural noun that ends
  in s, add only an apostrophe ().
• To form the possessive of a plural noun that does
  not end in s, add (s).

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and the answers are
1. The childrens toys 2. The Ramoses
apartment 3. The ducks webbed feet 4. A mans
hat (man) 5. Dr. Lewis office 6. The librarys
photocopies 7. The horses mane 8. Mrs. Jones
coat