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Possessive nouns are used to show that someone owns

something.

An apostrophe (') is used to show the ownership.

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Utilizamoss , despus del nombre de alguien o algopara mostrar que le pertenece.

Example: The dog's collar is too large.

The word "dog's" is the possessive noun.

It tells you that the noun "collar" belongs

to the dog. The dog possesses the collar.

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Noun Possessive

Ana Anas cat

cat the cats tail

Juan Juans leg

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Rule #1

Add 's to the end of asingular noun to make itpossessive.

Example:The sky's color is changing.

Sally

The man

The teacher

Sallys recipe

The mans hat

The teachers pencil

(The recipe of Sally)

(The hat of the man)

(The pencil of the teacher)

sky + 's

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Change the following statements to show possession (Cambia los

siguientes enunciados para mostrar possession):

The hat of the boy.

The frame of the picture.

The ring belongs to Carlos.

The wick of the candle.

The monitor belongs to the computer.

boys hat

pictures frame

Carlos ring

candles wick

computers monitor

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Rule #2

Add 's to the end of aplural noun that does not

end with an s.

Example:

We see the children's snowman

children + 's

men The mens meeting(The meeting of the men)

teeth The teeths filling

(The filling of the teeth)

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Form the possessive of the following plural nouns (Forma el

posesivo de los siguientes sustantivos en plural):

The hats of the women.

The jobs of the men.

The odor of the feet .

The toys belong to the children.

The enamel of the teeth.

womens hats

mens jobs

feets odor

childrens toys

teeths enamel

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Write the possessive form of plural nouns that end inS (Escribe laforma posesiva de los sustantivos en plural que terminan enS ):

The kennels of the dogs.

The engines of the cars.

The dresses belong to the girls.

The medals of the heroes.

The offices of the partners.

dogs kennels

cars engines

girls dresses

heroes medals

partners offices

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Para preguntar a quien le pertenece algo, empezamos lapregunta con WHOSE.

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0 Para preguntar a quien le pertenece algo en singular,

empezamos la pregunta con Whose y utilizamos is.

Example:

Whose bycicle is this? ItsCarlos

0 Para preguntar a quien le pertenece algo en plural,

empezamos la pregunta con Whose y utilizamos are.

Example:

Whoseshoes arethese? TheyreDavids

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