1st qtr 15 possessive form of proper nouns ending in s or z

English V

Possessive form of proper nouns ending in s or z.

Review

Watch the Video ClipPlural Song

Motivation• Have you found something lost by someone in

school?• What have you found?

• What did you do with it?

• Did you try to look for the right owner?

Marites, Lara ang Bess are at the school playground having their short break.Marites: Hey, someone left this bag.Lara: It must be Jess’s bag. I saw

him once using it.Bess: But Rez also has one like it.

It might be Rez’s bag.

Presentation

Marites: Why don’t we look for any identification inside? (Looks inside the bag.) Aha, neither Jess’s nor Rez’s bag. It is Moses’ bag. Look at the ID card here!

Sheila: (Comes close to the girls) Excuse me. Does anyone of you own a wallet?

Bess: Oh, it’s mine. I’m glad you found it. Thank you!

Sheila: You are welcome. I thought it was Marites’ wallet.

Lara: Well, now you know it’s Bess’s wallet.

Bess: I found my wallet so let’s go and give this bag to Moses.

Marites: Yes, let’s go, girls! He might be looking for it now.

What did the girls find?

What did the girls find?

a bag

Who did they think own the bag?

Who did they think own the bag?

Rez or Jess

What did they do to find the true owner of the bag?

What did they do to find the true owner of the bag?

They looked for identification in the bag.

Who owns the bag?

Who owns the bag?Moses

To whom did the wallet belong?

To whom did the wallet belong?

Bess

What character trait do the four girls have?

What character trait do the four girls have?

Honesty

Would you also return the bag if you were one of the girls?

Why should you do so?

Read the sentences from the dialogue.• It must be Jess’s bag• It might be Rez’s bag.• . It is Moses’ bag.• I thought it was Marites’ wallet.• Now you know it is Bess’s wallet.

How do you form the possessive of one-syllable nouns that ends in s or z?

How do you form the possessive of one-syllable nouns that ends in s or z?

One-syllable proper nouns ending in s or z usually forms their possessive by adding apostrophe and s (‘s).

How do you form the possessive of two-syllable nouns that ends in s or z?

How do you form the possessive of two-syllable nouns that ends in s or z?

Proper nouns with 2 or more syllables ending in s or z usually forms their possessive by adding an apostrophe only (‘).

Read the poem silently and write as many as possessives as you can form from the poem.The black cat of Andres

named DezYawns and opens her jaws

and shows her claws

The dog of Rosson the other hand

Wiggles his tails andlicks everyone

Possible Answers• Andres’ black cat• Dez’s jaws• Dez’s claws• Ross’s dog• Ross’s dog’s tail

Possible Answers• Andres’ black cat• Dez’s jaws• Dez’s claws• Ross’s dog• Ross’s dog’s tail

Fill in each blank with the possessive form of the nouns before the number.

Mr. Santos 1. _____________ job is time consuming.

Paz 2. _____________ doll collection is quite impressive.

Mariz 3. _____________ dress is new.Luis 4. _____________ ball was given

to him by his father.Cess 5. ____________ report is too long.

Fill in each blank with the possessive form of the nouns before the number.

Mr. Santos 1. _____________ job is time consuming.

Paz 2. _____________ doll collection is quite impressive.

Mariz 3. _____________ dress is new.Luis 4. _____________ ball was given

to him by his father.Cess 5. ____________ report is too long.

Mr. Santos’

Paz’s

Mariz’Luis’

Cess’s

Evaluation

Use the correct possessive form of the underlined phrases. Choose the number of the

correct answer.

1. The house of Mr. Vargas is newly renovated.

Mr. Vargas’s house

Mr. Vargas’ house

2. The pies of Bless are so delicious.

Bless’s pies

Bless’ pies

3. The songs of Bruno Mars are loved by many people.

Bruno Mars’s songs

Bruno Mars’ songs

4. The book of Tony Cruz is a best seller.

Tony Cruz’s book

Tony Cruz’ book

5. The story of Beatriz is very interesting.

Beatriz’s story

Beatriz’ story

Answer Key1. 22. 13. 14. 15. 2

Assignment

Write the correct possessive form of the nouns in Activity 8 on page

77 of your Language Textbook.

Assignment1. Dennis brother 6. a hobbyists plan2. Luz paintings 7. Atty. Perez office3. Mrs. Arcenas family 8. an officers duties4. Dr. Paz clinic 9. Louise doll5. a cat paws 10. a goddess trick