Exploring Plurals and Possessives

This video lesson covers the concepts of plurals and possessives. It explains how plurals indicate more than one of something, typically by adding 's' or 'es' to nouns, and discusses exceptions like irregular nouns. The lesson also details possessives, which show ownership, using apostrophes. It highlights common mistakes, such as confusing 'its' and 'it's', and provides examples to clarify these rules.

What does the term 'plural' refer to?

• Ownership

• A type of verb

• More than one

• A single item

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

How do you make the word 'car' plural?

• Car's

• Cars

• Caries

• Carz

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.K.1C

What is the plural form of 'man'?

• Mens

• Manses

• Men

• Mans

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

How do you pluralize a noun ending in a consonant followed by 'Y'?

• Add 'ES'

• Drop 'Y' and add 'IES'

• Add 'S'

• Replace 'Y' with 'I' and add 'S'

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

What is the plural form of 'life'?

• Lifes'

• Lives

• Lifes's

• Lifes

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

What does a possessive noun show?

• Plurality

• Description

• Action

• Ownership

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

How do you form the possessive of 'man'?

• Man

• Mans

• Man's

• Mans'

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

How do you form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in 'S'?

• Add apostrophe 'S'

• Add 'IES'

• Add 'ES'

• Add 'S'

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which of the following is a possessive pronoun?

• Her's

• Hers

• Hers'

• Her

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is the difference between 'it's' and 'its'?

• 'It's' is possessive, 'its' is a contraction

• 'It's' is a contraction, 'its' is possessive

• Both are possessive

• Both are contractions

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A