The document outlines the agenda and homework assignments for a grammar lesson on possessive nouns. It provides examples of how to form possessive nouns showing ownership or relationship. Rules are given for singular nouns, plural nouns not ending in "s", and plural nouns ending in "s". Students are asked to complete exercises writing the possessive form of sample nouns in parentheses and labeling them as singular or plural.

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September 19, 2012 Agenda:
• Grammar
> Lesson 3
Homework:
• Vocabulary pgs. 38­39 due Thursday, 9/20
• Unit 3 Spelling Post Test on Friday, 9/21
• Unit 3 Vocab Pre­Test on Friday, 9/21
• Independent Reading Sheet & Log #3 due Friday, 9/28
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Lesson 3: Possessive Nouns
possessive form: a noun that shows ownership or relationship
OWNERSHIP
The divers waited outside the archeologist's tent.
RELATIONSHIP
The archeologist's family had come to visit.
*Possessive nouns may be used in place of longer phrases.
ship's location
The divers used a robot to find the location of the ship.
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Noun Rule Possessive Form
Mars Add an apostrophe Mars's orbit
Singular
mound (') and s Mound's location
Plural NOT ending people Add an apostrophe people's goods
in 's' men (') and s men's shoes
temples'treasures
temples Add an apostrophe
Plural ending in 's' travelers'
travelers (')
postcards
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Write the possessive form of each noun in parentheses. Then label
each Singular or Plural.
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.
9. Netting kept the (
Mary Rose) sailors from escaping when the ship ank.
s
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