Unit I - Lesson 1.

Singular and Plural

Possessive Nouns
English 6
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Arrange the words alphabetically.

ants ants
star cactus
cactus lemon
lemon ostrich
ostrich star
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Arrange the words alphabetically.

generation gelatinous
genes generation
germs genes
gelatinous genetic
genetic germs
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 Oliver’s smile is nice.
Whose smile is nice?.
Oliver’s
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 Children’s books are
expensive
Whose books are expensive?
children’s
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 Ms. Liz’s skirt is black.
Whose skirt is black?
Ms. Liz’s
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The pupils’ teacher is back.
Whose teacher is back?
pupils’
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POSSESSIVE NOUNS

A possessive noun is a noun that

names who or what owns or has
possession of something.

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POSSESSIVE NOUNS

bird’s beak – beak of the bird

student’s bag – the bag of a student
Dani’s eyes – eyes of Dani
teacher’s notebook – notebook the teacher
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How to form possessive nouns?

1. Add –’s to the singular form of the noun.

Ex. life of a person – person’s life
pride of a country – country’s pride
voice of a singer – singer’s voice
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How to form possessive nouns?

2. Add (’ ) only to the plural nouns ending in -s

Ex. the excitement of the pupils – pupils’ excitement
residents of the cities – cities’ residents
the readiness of the parents – parents’ readiness

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How to form possessive nouns?

3. Add (’s ) if the plural noun is not ending in -s

Ex. freedom of the children – children’s freedom
retreat of the women – women’s retreat
wings of the geese – geese’s wings

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How to form possessive nouns?

4. Add (’s ) to Proper nouns ending in -z

Ex. shoes of Mendrez – Mendrez’s shoes
song of Liz – Liz’s song

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How to form possessive nouns?

How about singular nouns ending in –s, and -x?

-Adding (’s ) or (‘) only are both acceptable
Ex. Julius’s letter Julius’ letter
Max’s dog Max’ dog

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5. Compound noun - add (’s ) to the end of the word.

Ex. mother-in-law’s mothers-in-law’s

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How to form possessive nouns?

6. Joint ownership in compound construction

Ex. Miguel and Oliver’s mom (they have the same mom

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How to form possessive nouns?

6. Individual ownership in compound construction

Ex. Leo’s and Jess’ homes are both in Tarlac City (they have
different homes but same location)

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Possessive nouns
book of peter

Peter’s book
bags of students

students’ bag
pen of Luis

Luis’s pen
Or
Luis’ pen
teacher of Sheena and Max

Sheena and Max’s teacher

mother of Jen and mother of
Liz

Jen’s and Liz’s mother

Let’s try!
I went to _____ party. Cindy’s Cindys’s

______ hobby is to sing. Lance’s Lance’

We need to empower ____ minds. childrens’ children’s

Mrs. _____ cellphone fell on the ground. Kryz’ Kryz’s

We should use ____ gift to glorify Him God’s Gods’s

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