Plural or Possessive?
Put the coat on your _______ hook.
(brothers, brother's, or brothers')
Brother's - Possessive.
Shows ownership of the hook. Who's hook? Your brother's. Only 1 brother so it is 's.
Make the word singular possessive.
Daughter
Daughter's
Make the word plural possessive.
Bear
Bears'
Is the following word singular, plural, or both?
Deer
Both
Change the word in the parenthesis to make the sentence grammatically correct.
The group of (bunny) munched on carrots all day.
bunnies.
Your _______ are both amazing athletes!
(sisters, sister's, sisters')
Sisters - Plural. More than 1 sister, and it does not show ownership.
Make the word singular possessive.
Plant
Plant's
Make the word plural possessive.
brush
brushes'
Is the following word singular, plural, or both?
Bus
singular.
Identify what is wrong with the following sentence.
Mindy was picking flower's when all of a sudden, a storm rolled through.
Flower's should be changed to flowers.
The _______ have metal roofs with chimneys.
(houses, house's, houses')
Houses - Plural. More than one house. Does not show ownership.
Which word is singular possessive?
A. Numbers B. Finger's C. Windows' D. Fly
B. Finger's
Which word is plural possessive?
A. Walnuts B. Quail's C. Eggs' D. Woman's
C. Eggs'
Make this singular noun plural.
Tornado
Tornadoes
What is the rule for changing the y to i when making a word plural?
Example word: babies.
If the letter before the y is a consonant, you change to y to i and add es.
This _____ claws are sharp.
(cats, cat's, cats')
Cat's - Possessive. The claws that belong to one cat.
Identify the singular possessive noun in the following sentence.
The waitress's hands were red after peeling 12 pomegranates' skins for her fruit salad.
waitress's. The hands that belong to ONE waitress.
Identify the plural possessive noun in the following sentence:
Both of my parents' favorite place to go is Sunny's Diner in Coal Township.
Parents' - The favorite place of both the parents.
What are the plural nouns in the following sentence?
The ladies were watching the birds look for worms in the garden of flowers.
ladies, birds, worms, flowers
Name all of the nouns in the following sentence.
On Monday, May 27th, we will not be having class because it will be Memorial Day.
Monday, May, class, Memorial Day
Don't leave your bike behind _____ car.
(dads, dad's, dads')
Dad's - Possessive. The car that belongs to the dad.
Give a sentence that has a singular possessive noun.
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Give a sentence that has a plural possessive noun.
My mother wanted to go to the Super Bowl to see Patrick Mahomes.
mother, Super Bowl, Patrick Mahomes.
Find all the Proper Nouns in the following sentence.
Aunt Junie loves to visit Philadelphia and watch the Phillies play baseball.
Aunt Junie, Phiadelphia, Phillies