Possessive Nouns

A noun is.............

• a verb

• an adjective

• person place thing or idea

• an adverb

A possessive noun shows......

• who owns something

• an adjective

• a verb

• a noun

Juan's lungs worked hard as he crossed the finish line.

The apostrophe in the previous sentence shows .........

• one owner

• more than one owner

The girls'team did a warm-up exercise.

The apostrophe shows ......

• one owner

• more than one owner

Some people's lungs don't work well.

The apostrophe in the sentence shows......

• one owner

• more than one owner

Change each set of underlined words into a possessive noun.

The lungs that belong to John are strong.

Change each set of underlined words into a possessive noun.

The eyes of the twins are brown.

Change each set of underlined words into a possessive noun.

A doctor listens to the heart that belongs to Chico.

Change each set of underlined words into a possessive noun.

The athletes accept the advice of the coaches.

Change each set of underlined words into a possessive noun.

The coaches care about the health of their players.