Possessive Nouns

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Possessive Nouns

• Developed by
• Amy Thornton
• 4th Grade
• Dyer Elementary School

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Singular Possessive Nouns

• Possessive nouns show ownership.
• A singular possessive noun shows ownership by one
  person, place, or thing.

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Plural Possessive Nouns

• Plural possessive nouns show ownership by more
  than one person, place or thing.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The farmers chickens
• were for sale.

5
Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The farmers chickens
• were for sale.

6
Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The farmers chickens
• were for sale.
• plural

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The boys dog is barking.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The boys dog is barking.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The boys dog is barking.
• singular

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The mens eyes
• looked shocked.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The mens eyes
• looked shocked.

12
Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The mens eyes
• looked shocked.
• plural

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The birds wing was broken.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The birds wing was broken.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The birds wing was broken.
• singular

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The calves tails were swaying in the wind.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The calves tails were swaying in the wind.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The calves tails were swaying in the wind.
• plural

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The hens clucking was
• very annoying.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The hens clucking was
• very annoying.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The hens clucking was
• very annoying.
• plural

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• Donnas brother was
• in the army.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• Donnas brother was
• in the army.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• Donnas brother was
• in the army.
• singular

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• Those deers mother was looking for food.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• Those deers mother was looking for food.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• Those deers mother was looking for food.
• plural

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The singers voice
• was beautiful.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The singers voice
• was beautiful.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• The singers voice
• was beautiful.
• singular

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• This is Joans book.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• This is Joans book.

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Singular or Plural Possessive??

• This is Joans book.
• singular