- The teacher graded Brian’s homework.
- Three beautiful horses galloped through the meadow.
- Jesse’s brother played football last weekend.
Lesson: Today we reviewed what we learned about plural and possessive nouns.
- A plural noun is more than one noun.
- There is NO apostrophe.
- Example: Sam had two turtles.
- There is NO apostrophe.
- A possessive noun shows belonging or ownership.
- There IS an apostrophe.
- Example:
- Maggie’s dog got loose.
We also reviewed how to write singular and plural possessive nouns.
- A singular possessive noun is when one person or thing owns something else.
- The dog’s bone was lost.
- Mary’s brother broke his arm.
- The bird sat on Jerry’s car.
- A plural possessive noun is when more than one person or thing owns something else. Add an apostrophe after the s.
- The girls’ toys fell in the mud. (There is more than one girl.)
- The students’ desks were wiped clean. (There is more than one student.)
- The boys’ dog ran away. (There is more than one boy.)
- Sometimes a plural possessive noun does not end in an s. In that case, add an apostrophe s.
- The children’s father came up from work.
- The geese’s nest was full of eggs.
Homework: None