NOUNS THAT SHOW POSSESSION

A possessive noun shows ownership.  It tells to what or to whom another nouns belongs.  Here are the rules for writing possessive nouns.

1. To form the possessive of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and s.

Examples: 

teacher – teacher’s  Charles – Charles’s      night – night’s

2. There are two rules for forming the possessive of plural nouns.

1. If a plural noun ends in s, simply add an apostrophe after the s.

                    Example:            horses’         families’            boxes’

  

2. If a plural noun does not end in s, add an apostrophe and an s.

                     Example:         children’s         women’s          men’s

WRITING POSSESSIVE FORMS OF NOUNS:

1. ladies: ____________           2. dwarfs: __________  

3. sheep: ____________           4. animal: ____________        

5. Eskimo: _____________        6. geese: _____________

7. oxen: _____________            8. cat: _____________  

9. child: _____________            10. directors: __________