By: RIZKI ISFAHANI, M.

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POSSESSIVE NOUNS
SINGULAR
NOUN

friend
a)My friends has a car.
My friend’s car is blue.
b)The student has a book
student
The student’s book is red.
PLURAL
NOUN

students
c)The students have books.
The student’s book are red.
d)My friends have a car.
friends
My friend’s car is blue.

POSSESSIVE
FORM

friend’s
student’s

POSSESSIVE
FORM

students’

To show that a person

possesses something, add an
apostrophe (‘) and –s to a
singular noun.
POSSESSIVE NOUN, SINGULAR:

noun + apostrophe (‘) + -s

Add an apostrophe (‘) at the
end of a plural noun (after the –
s).
POSSESSIVE NOUN, PLURAL:

friends’

noun + -s + apostrophe (‘)

Punctuation practice.
Directions: Add apostrophes to the possessive nouns.
1. Jim’s last name is smith.
2. Bobs cats likes to sleep on the sofa.
3. My teachers names are Ms. Rice and Mr. Molina.
4. My mothers first name is Marika.
5. My parents telephone number is 555-9876.
POSSESSIVE: IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS
a) The children’s toys are on the floor.
b) That store sells men’s clothing.

Irregular plural nouns (children, men,

women, people) have an irregular plural
possessive form. The apostrophe (‘) comes
before the final –s.

c) That store sells women’s clothing.

REGULAR PLURAL PSSESSIVE NOUN:

d) I like to know about other people’s

lives.

the student’s books

IRREGULAR PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUN:

the women’s books

Sentence practice.
Directions: Complete the sentences with the possessive form of the nouns in
italics.
These books belong to . . .
1. Mary

They’re ____________________ books.

2. my friend

They’re ____________________ books.

3. my friends

They’re ____________________ books.

4. the child

They’re ____________________ books.

5. the children

They’re ____________________ books.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS: MINE, YOURS, HIS, HERS, OURS, THEIRS
a) This book belongs to me.
It is my book.
It is mine.
b) That book belongs to you.
It is your book.
It is yours.
c) That book is mine.
INCORRECT: That is mine book.

POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVE

POSSESSIVE
PRONOUN

my
your
her
his
our
their

mine
yours
hers
his
ours
theirs

A possessive adjective is used in

front of a noun: my book.

A possessive pronoun is used

alone, without a noun following
it, as in (c).
Sentence practice.
Directions: Complete the sentences. Use object pronouns, possessive adjective,
and
possessive pronouns.
4. She owns this pen.
1. I own this book.
This pen belongs to _______.
This book belong to _______.
This is _______ pen.
This is my _______ book.
This pen is _______.
This book is _______.
5. He owns that pen.
That pen belongs to _______.
2. They own these books.
That is _______ pen.
These books belong to _______.
That pen is _______.
These are _______ books.
These books are _______.
3. You own that book.
That book belongs to _______.
That is _______ book.
That book is _______.
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