Possessive Nouns and Their Usage

What is a noun?

• A word that shows action

• A word that names a person, place, or thing

• A word that describes something

• A word that connects sentences

How do you make a singular noun like "woman" show possession of a house?

• Add an 's

• Add an apostrophe

• Add 's

• Add an 's and an apostrophe

What do possessive nouns show?

• An action

• A description

• Ownership or possession

• A question

What is the correct way to write "the book that belongs to Mia"?

• Mias book

• Mia's book

• Mia book's

• Mia's' book

How do you write "the shoes that belong to Ava"?

• Avas shoes

• Ava's shoes

• Ava shoes'

• Ava's' shoes

How do you write "the ice cream that belongs to Courtney"?

• Courtneys ice cream

• Courtney's ice cream

• Courtney ice cream's

• Courtney's' ice cream

How do you write "the blocks that belong to the kids"?

• the kids' blocks

• the kid's blocks

• the kids blocks'

• the kids's blocks

When a plural noun already ends with an 's', how do you show possession?

• Add an apostrophe after the 's'

• Add 's

• Add another 's'

• Do nothing

How do you show possession for an irregular plural noun like "children"?

• Add only an apostrophe

• Add 's

• Add another 's'

• Do nothing

What is the possessive form of "dog" (singular) for its food?

• the dogs' food

• the dog's food

• the dog food'

• the dog's' food