Harcourt 13-14
Theme 3
Lesson 13
Grammar, Day 2
Plural Possessive Nouns
The BIG Question:
How can I identify different types of nouns?
the teacher’s
dog
the mountain’s
peak
Taylor’s guitar
a noun that shows ownership
the bus’s windows
a noun that shows ONE person, place, or thing owning something
my brother’s friend
the river’s banks
man
dress
girl
school
man’s
dress’s
girl’s
school’s
Write the singular noun. Then add ’s.
Francis’s dog
Julie’s folder
the puppy’s brown eyes
my father’s friend
Jess’s class
my neighbor’s house
All the children’s faces were red.
a noun that shows MORE THAN ONE person, place, or thing owning something
The four puppies’ tails were wagging.
The two cars’ tires were flat.
puppies puppies’
cars’
girls’
buses’
Write the plural noun. If it ends in s, just add an ’.
puppies’
cars’
girls’
buses’
cars
girls
buses
geese geese’s
women’s
sheep’s
people’s
Write the plural noun. If it doesn’t end in s, add an ’s.
geese’s
women’s
sheep’s
people’s
women
sheep
people
the coats worn by
the ladies
the ladies’ coats
the smiles of the children
the children’s smiles
the tires of the three buses
the three buses’ tires
Let’s Practice
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the cries of many babies
the babies’ cries
the clucking of all the hens
the hens’ clucking
the field that all the
sheep graze in
the sheep’s field
the mother of the two calves
the two calves’ mother
the bathroom used by all
the men
the men’s bathroom
the wings of the
butterflies
the butterflies’ wings
the antlers on the
three deer
the three deer’s antlers
the desks used by the six classes
the six classes’ desks
the faces of the two
moose
the two moose’s faces
the leaves on many
trees
many trees’ leaves
Mrs. Littlefield4LA
My
Reader’s and
Writer’s
Notebook
8
Common
Nouns
Types of Nouns
Proper
Nouns
Singular
Nouns
Plural
Nouns
Singular
Possessive
Nouns
8
Types of Nouns
a noun that shows ONE
person, place, or
thing owning
something
man’s
Common
Nouns
Proper
Nouns
Singular
Nouns
Plural
Nouns
bus’s
church’s
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Types of Nouns
Common
Nouns
Proper
Nouns
Singular
Nouns
Plural
Nouns
Singular
Possessive
Nouns
Plural
Possessive
Nouns
8
Types of Nouns
a noun that shows more
than one person, place, or
thing owning something
men’s
Common
Nouns
Proper
Nouns
Singular
NounsSingular
Possessive
Nouns
Plural
Nouns
buses’
churches’
the children’s pets
the two girls’ coats
the women’s cars
the geese’s loud honks
the five families’ tents
the four cats’ toys