Possessive Nouns
What punctuation shows ownership in a noun?
An apostrophe (’s)
Which possessive pronoun means “belonging to me”?
My/Mine
What two parts must every sentence have?
A subject and a predicate
Choose the correct sentence:
A) The boys bike is new.
B) The boy’s bike is new.
B) The boy’s bike is new.
True or False: Possessive pronouns need apostrophes.
False
Rewrite with a possessive noun:
The book belongs to the girl.
The girl's book
Circle the possessive pronoun:
That backpack is hers.
Hers
Diagram this sentence:
The excited students in the classroom quietly worked.
students | worked
Choose the sentence that is completely correct:
A) The childrens’ toys are theirs.
B) The childrens toys are there’s.
C) The children’s toys are theirs.
C) The children’s toys are theirs.
Fix the sentence:
That is the cats toy.
That is the cat’s toy.
Make this sentence possessive:
The backpacks of the students are heavy.
The students’ backpacks are heavy.
Which sentence is correct?
A) That is her’s book.
B) That book is hers.
B) That book is hers.
Diagram this sentence:
The teacher and the students discussed the lesson.
teacher and students | discussed
Identify the subject of the sentence:
My brother’s friends in the neighborhood were playing outside.
Friends
Which is correct?
A) The girl’s locker
B) The girls’ locker
A) The girl’s locker
Choose the correct sentence:
A) The puppies’ collar is blue.
B) The puppy’s collar is blue.
C) The puppies collar’s are blue.
B) The puppy’s collar is blue.
Replace the underlined words with a possessive pronoun:
That jacket belongs to them.
That jacket is theirs.
Diagram this sentence:
The wind howled and rattled the windows.
wind | howled and rattled
Rewrite the sentence correctly:
That notebook is her’s, but the folders are the students.
That notebook is hers, but the folders are the students’.
Identify the possessive pronoun and the noun it replaces:
That notebook is mine.
mine; replaces “my notebook”
Rewrite the sentence correctly:
The womens and childrens hospital wing was renovated.
The women’s and children’s hospital wing was renovated.
Rewrite the sentence using a possessive pronoun.
The responsibility for the project belongs to the students.
The responsibility for the project is theirs.
Diagram this sentence:
The students and the teacher, after the long meeting, agreed on the plan.
students and teacher | agreed
Diagram the base sentence in:
The teachers’ assistants who arrived late apologized quietly.
assistants | apologized
Write a sentence with a possessive noun.
Answer will be different.