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à 1.4èPossessive Nouns
ä:ïMake the following singular nouns possessive: star,
rug, home, buzz, hum, bus, perch, ski, tomato, Jones.ïSee the Example.
âS:
#è╖ïstar's, rug's, home's, buzz's, hum's, bus's, perch's, ski's,╗
#╖tomato's, Jones's ╗╗
éS
#ëTo make any singular noun possessive, add an ╗╗╖a╖╖╖╖postrophe╗ and
#╖╗an ╖s╗ ╗to that noun.
1.ïIdentify the sentence that has a correctly notated posses-
sive noun.
A)ïThe commanders book was unopened.
B)ïThe bear's nose was moist.
C)ïThe kettles steam surrounded the room.
D)ïå
ü
#è ╢Bear's╗ is a possessive noun because an ╖apostrophe╗ and an ╖s╗
have been added to the singular noun bear.
Ç B
2.ïIdentify the sentence that has a correctly notated posses-
sive noun.
A)ïJames's heart was beating fiercely.
B)ïThe principals shirt was smudged with tomato sauce.
C)ïThe lawn was filled with yesterdays dirt.
D)ïå
ü
#è╢James's╗ is a possessive noun because an ╖apostrophe╗ and an ╖s╗
#have been added to the singular noun ╖James.╗
Ç A
ä:ïMake the following plural nouns possessive: trains,
roaches, data, deer, oxen, geese, hippopotami.ïSee the Example.
âS:
#ê╖trains', roaches', data's, oxen's, geese's, hippopotami's╗
#éS Plural nouns ending in the letter ╖s╗ become possessive by
#adding only an apostrophe after that ╖s. Trains╗ thus becomes ╖trains╗'.
#Plural nouns that do not end in the letter ╖s╗ become possessive by add-
#ing an ╖apostrophe╗ and an ╖s╗ after the last letter. ╖Oxen╗ thus
becomes oxen's.
As you might have noticed, there may be some confusion because the meth-
od of forming the singular possessive is exactly the same one used to for
#plural possessive nouns that do not end in the letter ╖s╗: adding an
#╖apostrophe╗ and the letter ╖s╗ to the final letter.ïYou must, there-
fore, be able to distinguish between singular and plural noun endings
before adding the appropriate possessive endings.
3.ïIdentify the sentence that contains a plural possessive
noun.
A)ïMoses's highchair was artfully decorated with flowers.
B)ïThe cartons' contents were a mystery.
C)ïThe track's condition was poor.
D)ïå
ü
#ë╢Cartons'╗ is the only plural possessive noun because all plural
#nouns that end in the letter ╖s╗, as in cartons, form the possessive by
#adding just an ╖apostrophe╗ to the final ╖s.ïMoses's╗ and ╖track's╗ are
#singular possessive nouns, formed by adding an ╖apostrophe╗ and the
#letter ╖s╗ to the singular nouns ╖Moses╗ and ╖track╗.
Ç B
4.ïIdentify the one sentence that contains a singular and a
plural possessive noun.
A)ïThe birds' feeding habits varied from day to day.
B)ïSamuel's sister was tutoring the Smiths' youngest child.
C)ïJack's restaurant got an A inspection rating.
D)ïå
ü
#ë╢Samuel's╗, a singular possessive noun, and ╢Smiths'╗, a plural
#possessive noun, are located in the same sentence.ï╖Birds╗', a plural
#possessive noun, and ╖Jack's╗, a singular possessive noun, are located
in separate sentences.
Ç B
5.ïIdentify the sentence that contains two singular possessive
nouns.
A)ïThe door's hinge was loose at Philip's store.
B)ïThe actor's antics made the Samsons' dogs howl.
C)ïAbraham's sons became the Hebrews' leaders.
D)ïå
ü
#è ╢Door's╗ and ╢Phillip's╗, both possessive nouns with the appropriate
#╖apostrophe╗ plus the letter ╖s╗ ending to make them possessive, are
in the same sentence.ïIn the other sentences, a singular possessive
#noun and a plural possessive noun are paired: ╖actor's╗ and ╖Samsons'╗,
#╖Abraham's╗ and ╖Hebrews'╗.ïIn each case, the first noun is singular
possessive, and the second noun is plural possessive.
Ç A