Possessive Nouns
What is a possessive noun?
A possessive noun is a noun that shows that something belongs to another person, place, thing, or animal.
At the beginning of a sentence, with proper nouns, for holidays, for months, for days.
What do questions in the past tense begin with?
Questions begin with the word DID!
BONUS
Stand up and do 5 push-ups.
Well done!
What is the plural form of the noun goose?
It's geese!
What are the two things you need to form possessive nouns?
An apostrophe (') and a letter S
Find the mistake:
Yesterday my friend Alejandra and i went shopping. The mall was full of people and we decided to leave. Since it was Friday we went to my house and watched Harry Potter all night.
You ALWAYS have to capitalize the pronoun I!
The verb turns from the past to the infinitive form:
watched = watch
What is the code that tells us that past sentences are negative?
DID NOT or DIDN'T
What happens to the Y in CANDY when you write its plural form?
The Y disappears and changes to an IES
CANDY = CANDIES
What happens if a noun already finishes with the letter S?
You only write the apostrophe, do not double the S.
BONUS:
What is your teacher's full name?
Melisa Gómez Avila!
Change the sentence to a question:
We bought a car yesterday.
Did we buy a car yesterday?
What happens to the main verb when you change your past sentences to negative form?
The verb changes from the past tense to the infinitive form:
swam = swim
What are the present and past form of the verb TO BE for the pronoun I?
I AM
I WAS
Make this sentence correct:
The bag of my mom is red.
My mom's bag is red.
Give a proper noun for each of the common nouns:
boy, dog, hospital, school, girl
EXAMPLES
Marco, Rex, Star Medica, Colegio de Chihuahua, Renata
BONUS!
Who is the English coordinator for Primaria Mayor?
Teacher Robert!
Change the following sentence to the past tense:
Our teacher checked the homework on Friday.
Our teacher DID NOT check the homework on Friday.
What are the present and past forms of the verb TO BE for the pronouns HE, SHE, and IT?
HE IS
SHE WAS
Make sentences using possessive nouns with the following elements:
Martha / house
Carlos / car
Martha's house is right next to mine.
Carlos' car is a really fast model.
Come to the board, you have 10 seconds to write 10 proper nouns.
Did you do it?
Make a question using the following information:
Nelson Mandela / fought / apartheid
Did Nelson Mandela fight apartheid?
Create a negative past sentence using the following information:
My friends / watched / yesterday
EXAMPLE:
My friends did not watch the movie yesterday.
What are the present and past forms of the verb TO BE for the pronouns WE, YOU, and THEY??
WE ARE
THEY WERE