Exploring Possessive Nouns in English Grammar

The video tutorial explains possessive nouns, focusing on how to use apostrophe S to indicate ownership. It provides examples like 'Natasha's skirt' and 'Tom's hat' to illustrate the concept. The tutorial outlines rules for forming possessive nouns, such as adding apostrophe S to singular nouns and just an apostrophe to plural nouns ending in S. Special cases, like plural nouns not ending in S, are also covered with examples like 'the deer's antlers'.

Which item belongs to Natasha as mentioned in the video?

• Hat

• Skirt

• Cat

• Photograph

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

What does the apostrophe s signify in 'Tom's hat'?

• Adjective

• Verb

• Ownership

• Plurality

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What punctuation is used to indicate possession in nouns?

• Period

• Exclamation mark

• Comma

• Apostrophe

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is a possessive noun?

• A noun that shows action

• A noun that shows ownership

• A noun that is plural

• A noun that is always singular

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

In the example 'the cat's dishes', what does the apostrophe s indicate?

• The cat likes the dishes

• The dishes are used by the cat

• The dishes belong to the cat

• The cat made the dishes

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

How is a singular noun made possessive?

• Adding an apostrophe

• Adding an apostrophe s

• Adding s

• Adding es

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which rule is applied to form the possessive of a singular noun?

• Adding an apostrophe s

• Adding an s after the apostrophe

• Adding an apostrophe after the s

• Adding s without an apostrophe

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which example shows a plural noun made possessive?

• The witch's broom

• The children's toys

• The deer's antlers

• The cats' dishes

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is added to a plural noun not ending in 's' to make it possessive?

• An apostrophe

• An apostrophe s

• Just es

• Just s

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What does the possessive form 'deer's' indicate?

• Multiple deer

• Ownership by one deer

• A type of deer

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D