Possessive Possessive Nouns and Nouns and Pronouns Pronouns

show…show…OWNERSHIP

Singular and Singular and plural nouns plural nouns

will show will show ownership in ownership in

different ways. different ways.

For Single For Single Nouns: add an Nouns: add an apostrophe at apostrophe at the end and the end and follow it with follow it with

an S.an S.Child’s

For Plural For Plural Nouns that end Nouns that end in in SS: only add : only add an apostrophe an apostrophe

at the endat the endFriends’ bikes

For Plural Nouns For Plural Nouns that do not end in an that do not end in an

S: add an S: add an apostrophe at the apostrophe at the

end followed by an Send followed by an S

Children’s

Look at the Look at the following following

phrases and phrases and determine how determine how

they can be they can be made to show made to show ownership. ownership.

The cord of the The cord of the mousemouse

the mouse’s cord

The branches The branches of the treeof the tree

the tree’s branches

The taste of the The taste of the pizzapizza

the pizza’s taste

The sculptures The sculptures found in a found in a museummuseum

the museum’s sculptures

The strength of The strength of the weight the weight

lifter lifter the

weightlifter’s strength

The The temperature of temperature of

the oventhe oven

The oven’s temperature

The ball of the The ball of the childchild

the child’s ball

The noise from The noise from the enginesthe engines

The engines’ noises

Possessive Possessive Pronouns are Pronouns are

specific and do specific and do not always add not always add

an San S

List examples of List examples of possessive possessive pronounspronouns

oHers

oHis

oOurs

oTheirs

oIts

oMine