Form the singular or plural possessive

Learning Objectives Identify the 'owner' noun and the 'owned' object in a sentence. Correctly form the possessive of a singular noun by adding an apostrophe and an 's' ('s). Correctly form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in 's' by adding only an apostrophe (s'). Correctly form the possessive of an irregular plural noun (e.g., children, men) by adding an apostrophe and an 's' ('s). Differentiate between a plural noun (dogs) and a singular possessive noun (dog's). Rewrite a sentence to include a singular or plural possessive noun. Choose the correct possessive form to complete a sentence. Whose backpack is that? 🎒 Is it your friend's backpack, or do all your friends' backpacks look the...

TermDefinitionExample NounA word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.teacher, school, desk, happiness Possessive NounA noun that shows ownership or belonging. It answers the question 'Whose?'.the student's book (The book belongs to the student.) ApostropheA punctuation mark (') used to show that a noun is possessive.The cat's toy. Singular NounA noun that names only one person, place, thing, or idea.one girl, one city, one leaf Plural NounA noun that names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.many girls, two cities, a pile of leaves Irregular Plural NounA plural noun that does not end in -s or -es.children (not childs), mice (not mouses), people (not persons)

Singular Possessive Rule Noun + 's To show that one person, place, or thing owns something, add an apostrophe and an 's' to the end of the noun. Plural Possessive Rule (ending in -s) Noun + ' To show that more than one person, place, or thing owns something, and the plural noun already ends in 's', just add an apostrophe after the 's'. Irregular Plural Possessive Rule Noun + 's To show ownership for a plural noun that does NOT end in 's' (like children or men), add an apostrophe and an 's', just like you do for singular nouns.