APOSTROPHES (POSSESSIVE NOUNS)

APOSTROPHES

POSSESSIVE NOUNS

POSSESSIVE NOUNS (Singular Nouns)

• Apostrophe is used to show possession or ownership

• The possessive form of a singular noun is formed by adding an apostrophe and 's'

• Examples:

• Jane's cat

• the boy's bike

• the doctor's patient

POSSESSIVE NOUNS (Plural Nouns)

• The possessive form of a plural noun ending with s is formed by adding an apostrophe after the 's'.

• Examples:

• the girls' skateboards

• the babies' bottles

• the students' books

• the horses' manes

POSSESSIVE NOUNS (Plural Nouns)

• The possessive form of a plural noun that does not end with s is formed by adding an apostrophe and 's'.

• the women's bags

• the children's shoes

• the men's hats

• the mice's tails

• the sheep's ears

Multiple Choice

the book of the pupil

• the pupil's book

• the pupils' book

• the book's pupil

• the books' pupil

Multiple Choice

the cars of the teachers

• the teacher's cars

• the car's teacher

• the teachers' car

• the cars' teachers

• the teachers' cars

Multiple Choice

the toy that belongs to Kent

• Kent's toy

• Kents' toy

• toy's Kent

• toys' Kent

Multiple Choice

the tails of the lions

• the lion's tail

• the tails' lions

• the lions' tails

Multiple Choice

the chairs of the children

• the children's chairs

• the chair's children

• the childrens' chairs