Possessives, Plurals, and Contractions

What is a possessive noun?

• a noun made of two or more nouns

• a noun that is more than one

• a noun and a verb joined together with an apostrophe

• a noun that shows ownership of something

What is a plural noun?

• a noun that is made up of two or more nouns

• a noun that is more than one

• a noun and a verb joined together by an apostrophe

• a noun that shows ownership

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.6

What is a contraction?

• a noun that is made of two nouns put together

• a noun that shows ownership

• a subject and verb joined together by an apostrophe

• a noun that is more than one

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

What word correctly completed this sentence: "_____________ wealth depended on trade in whale products."?

• Nantucket's

• Nantuckets

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What word correctly completes this sentence: "You can still visit the _____________ beautiful homes."?

• captains

• captains'

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What word correctly completes this sentence: "Melville joined a whaling ____________ crew in 1841."?

• ship's

• ships

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What word correctly completes this sentence: "Melville wrote ______________ about his experience."?

• books'

• books

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What word correctly completes this sentence: "In his masterpiece, _____________ hunt a great white whale."?

• sailors

• sailors'

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the correct plural form of the underlined word? explorers friends

• explorers

• explorer's

• explorers'

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CCSS.L.8.4A

What is the correct possessive form of the underlined word? men bravery

• mens

• men's

• mens'

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CCSS.L.8.2C