What Possessed You?

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Standards/Objectives

• 0601.1.1 We can identify the correct use of
  possessive nouns in context.

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What Possessed You?
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What is a possessive noun?

• A possessive noun is a noun that "owns" something
  else in the sentence.

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For example

• The airplane's engine was loud.
• The airplane "owns" the engine.
• Possessive nouns are often shown with apostrophes.

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The dog's collar is too large.
The word "dog's" is the possessive noun. It tells
you that the noun "collar" belongs to the dog.
The dog owns, or possesses the collar. Add 's to
the end of a singular noun to make it possessive.
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The sky's color is changing.

• sky 's
• Add 's to the end of plural nouns that end in s.

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We saw the children's snowman.

• children 's
• Add an s to plural nouns that DO NOT end in s.

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What is a possessive noun?

• A possessive noun is a noun that "owns" something
  else in the sentence.

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Can you make this sentence possessive?

• Miguel owns that car.

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Answer

• That is Miguel's car.

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Remember

• When there is use of a possessive, the question
  "Who owns it?" can be asked and answered.

Mine!
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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• ____________ bicycle is broken.
• A. Seths'
• B. Sethes
• C. Seths
• D. Seth's

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• ____________ bicycle is broken.
• A. Seths'
• B. Sethes
• C. Seths
• D. Seth's

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Do not confuse possessive words with plural words!

• Possessive words show ownership. The Blacks
  dollhouse is small.
• Plural words show more than one. Those girls are
  friendly.

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• The trash can will attract a lot of ____________
  if you leave the lid off.
• A. flys
• B. flies
• C. flie's
• D. fly's

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Standards/Objectives

• 0601.1.1 We can identify the correct use of
  possessive nouns in context.

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• The trash can will attract a lot of ____________
  if you leave the lid off.
• A. flys
• B. flies
• C. flie's
• D. fly's

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• The ____________________ skin is red.
• A. tomatoes
• B. tomato's
• C. tomatos'
• D. tomatos's

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• The ____________________ skin is red.
• A. tomatoes
• B. tomato's
• C. tomatos'
• D. tomatos's

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• The desert is home to many kinds of
  _______________.
• A. animal
• B. animals
• C. animal's
• D. animals'

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• The desert is home to many kinds of
  _______________.
• A. animal
• B. animals
• C. animal's
• D. animals'

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• Kendra has two hamsters named Fuzzy and Furry.
  The ____________________ cage looks like a tiny
  house.
• A. hamsters'
• B. hamsters
• C. hamster's
• D. hamsterers

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• Kendra has two hamsters named Fuzzy and Furry.
  The ____________________ cage looks like a tiny
  house.
• A. hamsters'
• B. hamsters
• C. hamster's
• D. hamsterers

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase.
• A. sister's
• B. sisters
• C. sisteres
• D. sister'

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase.
• A. sister's
• B. sisters
• C. sisteres
• D. sister'

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Which answer best fits in the blank?

• I borrowed ___________
• sweater.
• A. Jane's
• B. Janes
• C. Jane
• D. Janes'

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Which answer best fits in the blank?
I am Jane and this is my sweater.

• I borrowed _________
• sweater.
• A. Jane's
• B. Janes
• C. Jane
• D. Janes'

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Standards/Objectives

• 0601.1.1 We can identify the correct use of
  possessive nouns in context.