Azar 6 11 possessive nouns

1. 6-11 PossessiveNouns
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2. I know the
student’s
name.
SINGULAR
Anapostrophe(‘)
and–sareused
withnounsto
showpossession.

3. I know the
students’
names.
PLURAL
Anapostrophe(‘)
and–sareused
withnounsto
showpossession.

4. I know the
children’s
names.
PLURAL
Anapostrophe(‘)
and–sareused
withnounsto
showpossession.

5. the student
 the
student’s
name
Noun +
apostrophe (‘)
+ -s
SINGULAR
POSSESSIVE
NOUNS

6. my baby
my baby’s
name
Noun +
apostrophe (‘)
+ -s
SINGULAR
POSSESSIVE
NOUNS

7. a man a
man’s name
Noun +
apostrophe (‘)
+ -s
SINGULAR
POSSESSIVE
NOUNS

8. James 
James’ name
OR
James’s
name
A singular
noun that
ends in –s
has two
possible
forms.
SINGULAR
POSSESSIVE
NOUNS

9. the students
 the
students’
names
Noun + -s +
apostrophe (‘).PLURAL
POSSESSIVE
NOUNS

10. the babies 
the babies’
names
Noun + -s +
apostrophe (‘).PLURAL
POSSESSIVE
NOUNS

11. men the
men’s names
the children
 the
children’s
names
An irregular
plural noun is
a plural noun
that does not
end in –s.
See Chart 6-1
in the back of
your book.
IRREGULAR
PLURAL
POSSESSIVE
NOUNS

12. Tom’s brother
is here
Tom’s is a
possessive
noun.
Tom’s here Tom’s is NOT
a possessive
noun. It is the
contraction of
Tom is.
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