Possessive Nouns & Pronouns

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What is a possessive noun?

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A possessive noun shows ownership. It often ends with an apostrophe and 's'. For example, 'the dog's bone' means the bone belongs to the dog.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun shows ownership without using a noun. Examples include 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'its', 'ours', and 'theirs'.

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How do you form the possessive of a singular noun?

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Add an apostrophe and 's' to the end of the noun. For example, 'the cat's toy'.

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How do you form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in 's'?

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Add only an apostrophe after the 's'. For example, 'the dogs' park'.

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How do you form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in 's'?

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Add an apostrophe and 's'. For example, 'the children's books'.

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What is the possessive form of 'Mary'?

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Mary's.

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What is the possessive form of 'friends'?

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friends'.

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What is the possessive form of 'library'?

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library's.

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What does 'children's' mean?

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It shows that something belongs to children, like 'children's toys'.

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What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'?

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'Its' is a possessive pronoun meaning 'belonging to it'. 'It's' is a contraction for 'it is'.