Forming Possessives

What are two jobs/functions of possessive nouns?

• subject noun & predicate noun
• show ownership & modify like an adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

What punctuation mark is always in a possessive noun?

• comma
• quotation mark
• apostrophe
• semi-colon

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

A possessive noun can be the subject of the sentence?

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

Is "Children's" singular or plural possessive?

• singular
• plural

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

Is "man's" singular or plural possessive?

• singular
• plural

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which is the correct possessive form of "Sam"?

• Sam's
• Sams'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which is the correct singular possessive form?

• girls'
• girl's

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which is the correct PLURAL form?

• cat's
• cats'
• cat
• cats

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

What question does a possessive noun answer?

• what?
• who?
• whom?
• whose?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

Change "the leg of the table" to possessive form.

• the table's leg
• the tables' leg

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A