Apostrophes with Singular and Plural Possessive

A _______________________________ shows that SOMEONE or SOMETHING owns or has something.

• singular possessive noun

• plural possessive noun

Add an apostrophe after the plural s to show possession when something belongs to more than one person or thing. EXAMPLE: The boys' basketballs were on the floor.

• True
• False

What does a singular possessive noun represent?

• 1 person, place or thing owns something

• More than 1 person, place or thing owns something

What does a plural possessive noun represent?

• 1 person, place or thing owns something

• More than 1 person, place or thing owns something

Where does a singular possessive noun have an apostrophe?

• add: "apostrophe -s"

• add: " s -apostrophe"

Where does a plural possessive noun have an apostrophe?

• add: "apostrophe -s"

• add: "s- apostrophe"

A possessive noun means _____.

• There is only one of something.

• there is more than one of something.

• That someone owns something.

• something is plural.

What is the singular possessive noun in this sentence?

The boy's shoes were dirty.

• hat

• boy's

• looking

• The

What does a possessive noun show?

• ownership or possession

• verb

• noun

• action

What is the singular possessive noun in the following sentence?

Terrell likes his mother's bean soup.

• bean

• soup

• Terrell

• mother's