Possessives: Nouns

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PossessivesNouns Pronouns

• Mrs. Davis 5th Grade
• Language Arts Classes
• Council Traditional School

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Lets First Review Nouns

• A noun is
• a PERSON,
• a PLACE,
• or a THING

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Singular and Plural Nouns

• A singular noun is ONE person, place, or thing.
• Singular wand
• A plural noun is MORE THAN ONE person, place, or
  thing.
• Plural wands

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Lets Now Review Pronouns

• A pronoun is
• a word that
• takes the place of a noun
• Examples
• I, me, he, she, you, they,
• them, we, us

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What is a Possessive?

• To possess something is to
• own it.
• Therefore, possessive nouns
• are nouns that show
• ownership.

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Possessive Nouns

• That is Harrys broom.
• Ron is driving
• Mr. Weasleys car.
• They are Malfoys
• friends.

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Singular Possessive Rules

• For most SINGULAR nouns, add an apostrophe s (
  s )

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Singular Possessives

• castle
• The castles walls were 40 feet tall.
• glass
• The glasss rim had a small crack.
• wand / unicorn
• Her wands core was hair from a
• unicorns tail.

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Plural Possessive Rules

• For a PLURAL noun, if the noun ends with s, just
  add the
• apostrophe ( )
• If the plural doesnt already end
• in s, add an apostrophe s
• ( s )

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Plural Possessives

• spells
• The spells aims were way off.
• wizards
• The wizards brooms carried them
• to Diagon Alley.
• children
• The childrens robes were too
• small.

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Joint Possessives

• Joint possession shows that two or
• more people EQUALLY possess
• something (they SHARE it).
• Add the apostrophe to the possessive
• closest to the item possessed
• Crabbe and Goyles friend is lost.
• Hagrid and Fangs food was cold.

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Separate Possessives

• Separate possession shows that two or more people
  EACH possess separate, but similar items.
• Add the apostrophe to BOTH of the possessives
• Rons and Ginnys books arrived.
• Snapes and Dumbledores
• wands are powerful.

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Possessive Pronoun Rules

• Unlike possessive nouns,
• possessive pronouns
• DO NOT
• use apostrophes.

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Possessive Pronouns

• That is my cauldron, warned Snape.
• Hermione performed her spell flawlessly.
• The dragon protected its nest.
• The Gryffindor players won their Quidditch match.

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POP QUIZ

• Write the possessive form of each
• bus
• trunk
• potions
• it
• Fred and George (joint)
• classes
• them
• Neville and Luna (separate)

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POP QUIZ

• ANSWERS
• buss
• trunks
• potions
• its
• Fred and Georges
• classes
• their or theirs
• 8. Nevilles and Lunas