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What Possessed You?
Grade 3
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What are nouns?A noun is a part of speech that describes a person, place, or thing.
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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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Can you make this sentence possessive?
Miguel owns that car.
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Answer:
That is Miguel's'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!Mine!
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Which answer best fits in the blank?
____________ bicycle is broken.
A. Seths'B. SethesC. SethsD. Seth's
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Which answer best fits in the blank?
____________ bicycle is broken.
A. Seths'B. SethesC. Seths
D.D. Seth'sSeth's
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Do not confuse possessive words with plural words!
Possessive words show ownership. The Black’sBlack’s 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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Which answer best fits in the blank?
The trash can will attract a lot of ____________ if you leave the lid off.
A. flys
B. fliesfliesC. 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'stomato'sC. 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. animalsanimalsC. 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'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'ssister'sB. 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 borrowed _________
sweater.
A. Jane'sJane'sB. Janes
C. Jane
D. Janes'
I am Jane and this is my sweater.
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