Commas, Apostrophes, Possessive Nouns

What does possession mean?

• wanting something

• ownership, belonging to

• giving something

• borrowing something

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which punctuation "shows" possession?

• commas

• apostrophes

• periods

• quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

The _____ toy is under the couch.

• cat's

• cats

• cats'

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

________ camera is a lot like mine.

• Jasons'

• Jasons

• Jason's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Select the sentence which use the apostrophe correctly.

• Jims' bike is red and yellow.

• Jim,s bike is red and yellow.

• Jims's bike is red and yellow.

• Jim's bike is red and yellow.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

the books that belong to the girls

• girl's books

• girls' books

• girls book's

• girl's book's

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

the leg of the table

• the table's leg
• the tables' leg
• the tables's leg

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

the handles of the umbrellas

• the umbrella's handles

• the umbrellas' handles

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

the adventures of the dog

• the dog's adventures

• the dogs' adventures

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

the laughs of the child

• the children's laughs

• the childs' laugh

• the child's laugh

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D