English Language Arts
Grade 11
15 min
Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns
Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns
What you'll learn
- Identify at least 3 different meanings for 5 multiple-meaning words, matching each meaning to a corresponding picture.
- Explain, in their own words, why a word can have more than one meaning, providing at least one example.
- Apply their understanding of multiple-meaning words by choosing the picture that best represents the meaning of a word in a given sentence, with 80% accuracy.
- Create a sentence that accurately demonstrates one specific meaning of a chosen multiple-meaning word, and draw a picture to represent that meaning.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Differentiate between plural nouns, singular possessive nouns, and plural possessive nouns with 95% accuracy.
Correctly apply apostrophes to show possession for singular nouns, including those ending in 's'.
Correctly apply apostrophes to show possession for both regular and irregular plural nouns.
Identify and correct common errors, such as the 'greengrocer's apostrophe' and its/it's confusion, in provided sentences.
Analyze complex sentences from American literature to identify and correct errors in plural and possessive noun forms.
Synthesize the rules of apostrophe usage to revise their own analytical and synthesis essays for grammatical precision and clarity.
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
Plural NounA noun that refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea. It typically ends in -s or -es.The students read several novels by American authors.
Possessive NounA noun that uses an apostrophe to show ownership, possession, or a close relationship.Fitzgerald's novel explores the American Dream.
Singular PossessiveA singular noun made possessive by adding an apostrophe and an 's'.The narrator's perspective is unreliable.
Plural PossessiveA plural noun made possessive. For nouns ending in -s, add only an apostrophe. For irregular plurals, add an apostrophe and an 's'.The characters' motivations are complex.
Irregular PluralA plural noun that does not end in -s or -es.The children's understanding of the events diff...
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Key Rules & Conventions
Rule for Singular Possessives
Singular Noun + 's
To make any singular noun possessive, add an apostrophe and an 's'. This applies even if the noun already ends in 's'.
Rule for Plural Possessives (Regular)
Plural Noun ending in -s + '
To make a plural noun that ends in 's' possessive, add only an apostrophe after the existing 's'.
Rule for Plural Possessives (Irregular)
Irregular Plural Noun + 's
To make an irregular plural noun (one that does not end in 's', like 'women' or 'people') possessive, add an apostrophe and an 's'.
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Challenging
Which of the following revisions best corrects the errors in this sentence from a synthesis essay? 'Its clear that the two countries policies' had a greater effect on the people's lives than the media's coverage did.'
A.It's clear that the two country's policies had a greater effect on the peoples' lives than the medias' coverage did.
B.Its clear that the two countries' policies had a greater effect on the people's lives than the media's coverage did.
C.It's clear that the two countries' policies had a greater effect on the people's lives than the media's coverage did.
D.It's clear that the two countries' policies' had a greater effect on the peoples's lives than the media's coverage did.
Easy
Which sentence correctly uses a singular possessive noun?
A.The authors' central argument is compelling.
B.The author's central argument is compelling.
C.The authors central argument is compelling.
D.The author is central arguments are compelling.
Easy
Identify the sentence that correctly forms the possessive of a regular plural noun.
A.The students's essays analyzed themes in American literature.
B.The student's essays analyzed themes in American literature.
C.The students' essays analyzed themes in American literature.
D.The students essays' analyzed themes in American literature.
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