possessives: nouns & pronouns
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Possessives: Nouns & Pronouns. Mrs. Davis Language Arts Class. Let’s First Review Nouns. A noun is a PERSON , a PLACE , or a THING. Singular and Plural Nouns. A singular noun is ONE person, place, or thing. Singular wand = - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Possessives:Nouns & Pronouns
Mrs. DavisLanguage Arts Class
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Let’s First Review Nouns
A noun is •a PERSON,
•a PLACE,
•or a THING
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•A singular noun is ONEONE person, place, or thing.
Singular wand =
•A plural noun is MORE THAN MORE THAN ONE ONE person, place, or thing.
Plural wands =
Singular and Plural Nouns
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Let’s Now Review Pronouns
A pronoun is •a word that takes the place of a noun
Examples: I, me, he, she, you, they, them, we, us…
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What is a Possessive?
To possess something is toown it.
Therefore, possessive nounsare nouns that showownership.
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Possessive Nouns
•That is Harry’s broom.
•Ron is driving Mr. Weasley’s car.•They are Malfoy’s friends.
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Singular Possessive Rules
•For most SINGULAR nouns, add an apostrophe + s ( ‘s )
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Singular Possessives
• castle The castle’s walls were 40 feet tall.
• glass The glass’s rim had a small crack.
• wand / unicorn Her wand’s core was hair from a unicorn’s tail.
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Plural Possessive Rules
• For a PLURAL noun, if the noun ends with s, just add the
apostrophe ( ‘ )
• If the plural doesn’t already end in s, add an apostrophe + s ( ‘s )
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Plural Possessives• spells The spells’ aims were way off.
• wizards The wizards’ brooms carried them to Diagon Alley.
• children The children’s robes were too small.
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Joint Possessives
• Joint possession shows that two or more people EQUALLY possess something (they SHARE it).
• Add the apostrophe to the possessive closest to the item possessed: Crabbe and Goyle’s friend is lost. Hagrid and Fang’s food was cold.
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Separate Possessives
• Separate possession shows that two or more people EACH possess separate, but similar items.
• Add the apostrophe to BOTH of the possessives:
Ron’s and Ginny’s books arrived. Snape’s and Dumbledore’s wands are powerful.
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Possessive Pronoun Rules
•Unlike possessive nouns, possessive pronouns
DO NOT use apostrophes.
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Possessive Pronouns
• “That is my cauldron,” warned Snape.
• Hermione performed her spell flawlessly.
• The dragon protected its nest.
• The Gryffindor players won their Quidditch match.
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POP QUIZWrite the possessive form of each:1. bus2. trunk3. potions4. it5. Fred and George (joint)6. classes7. them8. Neville and Luna (separate)
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POP QUIZANSWERS:
1. bus’s2. trunk’s3. potions’4. its5. Fred and George’s6. classes’7. their or theirs8. Neville’s and Luna’s