{"id":637,"date":"2022-04-19T09:13:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T09:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=637"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:57:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T10:57:50","slug":"e-ee-12-form-the-singular-or-plural-possessive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ee-12-form-the-singular-or-plural-possessive\/","title":{"rendered":"E- EE.12 Form the singular or plural possessive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Form the singular or plural possessive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 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class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3e3fcd4ee1db67f7e7a2ea4fd0eb1836\"><strong>\ud83c\udf1f Forming Singular &amp; Plural Possessives \ud83c\udf1f<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong> What is a Possessive?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>possessive<\/strong> shows <strong>ownership<\/strong> or <strong>belonging<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>dog\u2019s \ud83d\udc36 toy<\/strong> is on the floor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>(The toy belongs to the dog.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong> Singular Possessive<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If <strong>one person or thing owns something<\/strong>, add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong> to the singular noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Noun<\/th><th>Possessive<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>cat \ud83d\udc31<\/td><td>cat\u2019s<\/td><td>The <strong>cat\u2019s \ud83d\udc31 tail<\/strong> is long.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>boy \ud83d\udc66<\/td><td>boy\u2019s<\/td><td>This is the <strong>boy\u2019s \ud83d\udc66 bag<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>teacher \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb<\/td><td>teacher\u2019s<\/td><td><strong>The teacher\u2019s \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb book<\/strong> is on the desk.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Even if a word ends with <strong>s<\/strong>, you usually add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>James\u2019s \ud83d\udcd6 notebook<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>boss\u2019s \ud83d\udc54 office<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Plural Possessive<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If <strong>more than one person or thing owns something<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Make the noun plural (usually by adding <strong>s<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Add an apostrophe <strong>\u2019<\/strong> after the plural <strong>s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Plural Noun<\/th><th>Plural Possessive<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>dogs \ud83d\udc15<\/td><td>dogs\u2019<\/td><td>The <strong>dogs\u2019 \ud83d\udc15 toys<\/strong> are outside.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>girls \ud83d\udc67<\/td><td>girls\u2019<\/td><td>The <strong>girls\u2019 \ud83d\udc67 dresses<\/strong> are colorful.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>teachers \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb<\/td><td>teachers\u2019<\/td><td>The <strong>teachers\u2019 \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb lounge<\/strong> is big.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> If the plural doesn\u2019t end in <strong>s<\/strong>, add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>children \u2192 children\u2019s \ud83e\uddd2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>men \u2192 men\u2019s \ud83d\udc68<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>women \u2192 women\u2019s \ud83d\udc69<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong> Quick Rules Recap \u2705<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Singular \u2192 add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>dog \u2192 dog\u2019s \ud83d\udc36<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Plural ending in <strong>s<\/strong> \u2192 add <strong>\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>cats \u2192 cats\u2019 \ud83d\udc31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Plural NOT ending in <strong>s<\/strong> \u2192 add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>children \u2192 children\u2019s \ud83e\uddd2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong> Fun Examples \ud83c\udfa8<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>lion\u2019s \ud83e\udd81 mane<\/strong> is golden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>birds\u2019 \ud83d\udc26 feathers<\/strong> are colorful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>children\u2019s \ud83e\uddd2 toys<\/strong> are new.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>James\u2019s \ud83d\udcd6 pencil<\/strong> is sharp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!\u2712\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/92960\/443\/294\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" 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A possessive shows ownership or belonging. Example: Singular Possessive If one person or thing owns something, add \u2019s to the singular noun. 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