Possessive nouns

What form of punctuation typically is used with possessive plurals?

• An apostrophe

• A question mark

• An exclamation point

• A colon

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

Which is a possessive noun?

• Sarahs

• Sarahs'

• Sarah's

• Sa'rahs

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which of these have singular possessive nouns in them?

• The man's dog ran away.

• The boys' bikes are wet from the rain.

• The girl's book is filled with sketches.

• The artists are all talking about their paintings.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

Fill in the blank: Possessive nouns show ___.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which of these does not have a possessive noun in it?

• The fox's cub returned to the foxes den late that night.

• When will our masks not be necessary?

• Things are not going as planned.

• The small kitten viciously attacked the sad boy's nose.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

What bit of punctuation is missing from this sentence?

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of these have the correct use of a possessive noun?

• The wax on the pickle jars is Allen's.

• His cat's are very small.

• Bethanys dad loves to throw cheese into the basement.

• Spaghetti is helpful if you need something to clean the gutters' of your house.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

What kind of questions are asked when you use the word how?

• The way something is/was done.

• The location of something

• The time something is/was done

• The temperature.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What kind of questions are being answered when you use the word why?

• The reason something is/was done.

• The time it is/was done.

• THE TEMPERATURE

• The location that something is/was done.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a gerund?

• A form of a verb that functions as a noun.

• A form of a noun that functions as a verb.

• A form of an adjective that functions as an adverb.

• A form of a verb that functions as an exclamation.

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CCSS.L.8.1A