This document discusses possessive nouns and provides examples of their use. Possessive nouns show ownership or relationship and are formed by adding an apostrophe and sometimes an "s" to a noun. The rules for formation depend on whether the noun is singular or plural. The document then provides sentences demonstrating the use of possessive nouns, such as "England's finest warships" and "the seabed's mud and sand."

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Lesson 3: Possessive Nouns
possessive form: a noun that shows ownership or relationship
The divers waited outside the archeologist's tent.
The archeologist's family had come to visit.
*Possessive nouns may be used in place of longer phrases.
The divers used a robot to find the location of the ship.
OWNERSHIP
RELATIONSHIP
ship's location

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Noun Rule Possessive Form
Singular
Mars
mound
Add an apostrophe
(') and s
Mars's orbit
Mound's location
Plural NOT ending
in 's'
people
men
Add an apostrophe
(') and s
people's goods
men's shoes
Plural ending in 's'
temples
travelers
Add an apostrophe
(')
temples' treasures
travelers' postcards

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1. The Mary Rose was one of (England) finest warships.
2. She sank near the Portsmouth (Harbor) seabed during a battle with the
French fleet in 1545.
3. Many (eyewitnesses) accounts told of her sad end.
4. The Mary Rose quickly became covered with the (seabed) mud and sand.

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5. Alexander McKee located the (wreck) position in 1967.
6. In 1982 the ship was raised and stored in the (city) dry dock.
7. Bows, arrows, and other (archers) equipment were found on the gun
deck.
8. Other weapons were found in the (sailors) cabins.

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