Possessive Nouns with Apostrophes

What does possession mean?

• wanting something

• ownership, belonging to

• giving something

• borrowing something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which punctuation "shows" possession?

• commas

• apostrophes

• periods

• quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

The principal liked the three ___ science fair projects.

• studentss

• students

• students'

• student's

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

The _____ toy is under the couch.

• cat's

• cats

• cats'

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.3.1A

________ camera is a lot like mine.

• Jasons'

• Jasons

• Jason's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

Select the sentence which use the apostrophe correctly.

• Jims' bike is red and yellow.

• Jim,s bike is red and yellow.

• Jims's bike is red and yellow.

• Jim's bike is red and yellow.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

Select the sentence which uses the apostrophe correctly.

• That is Harry Birch’s house

• That is Harry Birchs' house

• That is Harry Birchs's house

• That is Harry Birches house

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

the books that belong to the girls

• girl's books

• girls' books

• girls book's

• girl's book's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.3.1A

the leg of the table

• the table's leg
• the tables' leg
• the tables's leg

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

the tails of the cats

• the cat's tails
• the cats' tails
• the cat tails

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.3.1A