🌈 Identify and Correct Errors with Plural and Possessive Nouns ✏️📝

Plural Nouns ➕

Plural nouns are used when there is more than one person, animal, or thing.

Rules & Examples:

Most nouns: add -s

• cat → cats 🐱🐱
• book → books 📚📚

Nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, sh: add -es

• bus → buses 🚌🚌
• box → boxes 📦📦

Nouns ending in y: change y → ies

• baby → babies 👶👶

Irregular nouns: change completely

• man → men 👨👨
• child → children 👧👦

Common Errors to Correct:

• ❌ Cats is playing outside. → ✅ Cats are playing outside.
• ❌ She has three mouses. → ✅ She has three mice.

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Possessive Nouns 🏷️💖

Possessive nouns show ownership or belonging.

Rules & Examples:

For singular nouns, add ’s

• The boy’s hat 🎩 (hat of the boy)
• The dog’s bone 🐶🍖

For plural nouns ending in s, add ’

• The girls’ books 📚👧👧 (books of the girls)
• The dogs’ toys 🐕🧸🐕

For plural nouns not ending in s, add ’s

• The children’s playground 🏞️
• The men’s team ⚽👨‍👨‍👨‍👨

Common Errors to Correct:

• ❌ Thats the girls book. → ✅ That’s the girl’s book.
• ❌ The cats toy is missing. → ✅ The cat’s toy is missing.
• ❌ The childrens school is big. → ✅ The children’s school is big.

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Tips to Remember 🧠✨

• 👀 Look for the ownership → add apostrophe!
• 💡 Check if it’s singular or plural → changes apostrophe placement.
• 📝 Read carefully → make sure nouns match their verbs (plural/singular).

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Quick Practice Examples 🏃‍♂️💨

Correct the errors:

1. The dogs bone is dirty. → __________
2. She has three foxs. → __________
3. The childrens toys are colorful. → __________
4. The boys are playing with the ball. → __________

✅ Answers:

1. The dog’s bone is dirty.
2. She has three foxes.
3. The children’s toys are colorful.
4. (Correct as it is)