Possessives

Possessive Nouns

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What does it mean if something or someone is "posessive"?

Possessive Nouns

• Nouns showing ownership

• Example: My mom's car is in the garage.

• There are 5 rules for forming possessive nouns

Rule 1

• Add 's to the singular form of the word (even if it ends in -s)

• The hat of James= James's hat

• The bone of the dog= the dog's bone

Rule 2

• Add 's to the plural form of words that DO NOT end in -s

• The tails of the mice= the mice's tails

• The books of the men= the men's books

Rule 3

• Add ' to the end of plural nouns that end in -s

• Laws of the states= states' laws

• the ink of the pens= the pens' ink

Rule 4

• Add 's to the last noun to show joint possession of an object

• The house of Kate and Carl= Kate and Carl's house

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Rule 5

• Add 's to both nouns to show separate ownership of different objects

• The hands of Dorothy and Samir= Dorthy's and Samir's hands