Possessives

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What is a possessive noun?

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A possessive noun shows ownership or relationship. It is formed by adding 's to a noun (e.g., the girl's book).

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How do you form the possessive of a singular noun?

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Add 's to the end of the noun (e.g., the dog'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 an apostrophe (') after the 's' (e.g., the girls' room).

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun shows ownership and replaces a noun (e.g., mine, yours, his, hers).

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Fill in the blank with a suitable possessive pronoun: This book is ______ (belonging to me).

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mine

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Fill in the blank with a suitable possessive pronoun: That is ______ (belonging to you).

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yours

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Fill in the blank with a suitable possessive pronoun: The cat is ______ (belonging to him).

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his

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Fill in the blank with a suitable possessive pronoun: The dog is ______ (belonging to her).

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hers

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What is the possessive form of the word 'children'?

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children's (e.g., the children's toys).

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Fill in the blank: The teacher's desk is neat. The desk belongs to ______ (the teacher).

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the teacher.