Check out this sentence:
The pig’s tail is curly.
Pig's is called a possessive noun.
️ Possessive nouns show ownership or belonging.
Tip: To possess means to have or to own.
In the last lesson, you learned about singular nouns like 'tree' and plural nouns, like 'trees'.
There are different rules for making singular and plural nouns possessive. Let's learn them! 🏄♀️
️ To make a singular noun possessive, add apostrophe and s ('s).
For example:
Amber's doll
The 's lets us know that Amber owns the doll or is playing with it. 💃
Plural nouns show more than one person, place, or thing.
They usually end in -s or -es, like 'dogs'.
When a plural noun ends with an s, to make it possessive, just add an apostrophe (') after the s.
For example:
The teachers' cars are always parked together.
This means that ALL the teachers' cars are parked together.
Tip: This isn't a typo. The apostrophe ' really comes at the end like that!
The chicken’s eggs were delicious.
This means the eggs belong to the one chicken.
What's the correct way to make mermaid possessive?
The (mermaids'/mermaid’s) hair is bright red.
Since there is just one mermaid, we use an apostrophe ' and s ('s).
Let’s rewrite the sentence:
The mermaid’s hair is bright red.
Let’s try another one. 💪
Look at the picture and add a possessive noun to the sentence.
The _____ teeth looked very sharp.
Great!
The shark’s teeth looked very sharp.
We add an apostrophe and -s to 'shark' to show ownership, or possession.
Great job learning about possessive nouns.
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