Possessive Nouns
The collar belonging to Bentley
Bentley's collar
The cat(1) likes their bed.
common
car
cars
cat
Common, singular
there is no more ketchup in the bottle
There is no more ketchup in the bottle.
The basketball belonging to the girl
girl's basketball
The Tennessee Titans(1) are a football team(2).
Proper
Common
baby
desk
babies
desks
Amy
proper singular
this is marks ball
This is Mark's ball.
The toy belonging to Sophie
Sophie's toy
Does Sally(1) know what time Target(2) closes? I need to get some towels(3).
Proper
Proper
Common
woman
penny
key
women
pennies
key
Mrs. Cummings'
Proper singular possessive
my favorite team are the nashville predators
My favorite team is the Nashville Predators.
The house belonging to the Cummings family
The Cummings' house
I can't wait until tomorrow(1). It's Saturday(2) and I get to go to the park(3) on Clover Lane(4).
common
Proper
Common
Proper
knife
pumpkin
pillow
trophy
pillows
trophies
dog's
common, singular, possessive
can we go to the store tonight with kates mom i need to get some earring
Can we go to the store tonight with Kate's mom? I need to get some earrings.
The two cars belonging to the Bartches.
The Bartches' cars
My dad, Bert(1), went to work yesterday(2) at the store(3) where they sell Star Wars(4) toys(5).
Proper
Common
Common
Proper
Common
wife
leaf
sock
boy
fairy
wives
leaves
socks
boy
fairies
girls'
common plural possessive
tomorrow is saturday i cant wait to go to the game we am going in ms brooks car
Tomorrow is Saturday. I can't wait to go to the game. We are going in Ms. Brooks' car.