Class 16-1: Forming Possessives
We went to the amusement park for Mom’s birthday.
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Definitions: The possessive gives ownership to nouns. The possessive shows who owns the noun. |
Sentence Structure Formula: noun + ‘s Mike + ‘s = Mike’s |
Examples: Question: Is this your pencil? Answer: No, it’s David’s pencil. Question: Is this Mike’s car? Answer: Yes, it’s Mike’s car. Question: What holiday is it? Answer: Mother’s Day. |
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Possessive proper nouns that end in -s will end with -s’. *A proper noun is the name of a person or object. (Example: Statue of Liberty / Ashley) |
noun + s’ Mike + ‘s = Mike’s |
1. Tess’ car 2. Charles‘ pencil |
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Last names also use -‘s when forming the possessive. |
last name + ‘s |
1. It’s Mr. Smith’s hat. 2. He’s Mr. Young’s son. |
Tom’s first vacation was a good one.
Exercise
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the possessive.
1. (Seth) Mike had gone to Seth’s house because
2. (Mike) ______________ car had broken down and he needed to call a tow truck.
3. (Seth) ______________ phone wasn’t working so Seth had gone to Mike’s next-door-neighbor – Louis.
4. (Louis) ______________ phone was working and Mike called a tow truck. While Mike was waiting for the tow truck, there were many boys outside playing.
5. (boy) The ______________ ball had been stuck in a tree.
6. (Ben) A boy walked over to Mike and said “______________ ball was in a tree,
7. (Mike) and with ______________ help, the boys could get the ball out of the tree.”
8. (tree) Mike went to the tree and climbed up the ______________ thick branches. Mike got the ball and after he climbed down the tree, the boy said, “thank you.”
9. (Mike) At that moment, ______________ tow truck came and Mike left with the repairperson.
Tag:Advanced Nouns
