{"id":812,"date":"2022-04-21T09:50:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T09:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=812"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:37:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T10:37:34","slug":"e-aa-4-form-the-singular-or-plural-possessive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-aa-4-form-the-singular-or-plural-possessive\/","title":{"rendered":"E- AA.4 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: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3uihZCjw\/A6bf0pi0o17WnHEWNPNEwA\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3uihZCjw&#x2F;A6bf0pi0o17WnHEWNPNEwA&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3uihZCjw&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-aae0d72b0df05b1a7d05750bd97517d2\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Singular Possessive Nouns<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>singular possessive noun<\/strong> shows that <strong>one person, animal, or thing owns something<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rule:<\/strong> Add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong> to the singular noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Formula:<\/strong><br><strong>Singular noun + \u2019s = singular possessive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc36 <strong>The dog\u2019s tail<\/strong> is wagging. (The tail of one dog)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc67 <strong>Lina\u2019s book<\/strong> is on the table. (The book of Lina)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udfe0 <strong>The house\u2019s roof<\/strong> is red. (The roof of the house)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Even if the noun ends with <strong>s<\/strong>, you usually add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chris \u2192 <strong>Chris\u2019s bag<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The boss \u2192 <strong>The boss\u2019s office<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Plural Possessive Nouns<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>plural possessive noun<\/strong> shows that <strong>more than one person, animal, or thing owns something<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\"><strong>a) Plural nouns ending in \u201cs\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rule:<\/strong> Add <strong>\u2019<\/strong> after the <strong>s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc31 Cats \u2192 <strong>Cats\u2019 toys<\/strong> (Toys of many cats)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67 Families \u2192 <strong>Families\u2019 homes<\/strong> (Homes of many families)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\"><strong>b) Plural nouns NOT ending in \u201cs\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rule:<\/strong> Add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Children \u2192 <strong>Children\u2019s playground<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Men \u2192 <strong>Men\u2019s club<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> If it\u2019s a <strong>group of people or animals that don\u2019t end in s<\/strong>, treat it like singular for possessive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Special Cases<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If <strong>two people share ownership<\/strong>, add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong> to the last noun only:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jack and Jill\u2019s house \ud83c\udfe1 (one house shared by Jack and Jill)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If <strong>two people own things separately<\/strong>, add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong> to each noun:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jack\u2019s and Jill\u2019s books \ud83d\udcda (Jack has books &amp; Jill has books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Tricks \u2705<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Type<\/th><th>Example<\/th><th>Emoji Memory<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Singular<\/td><td>The teacher\u2019s pen \u270f\ufe0f<\/td><td>One pen \u2192 \u2019s<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plural (ends with s)<\/td><td>The dogs\u2019 bowls \ud83d\udc15<\/td><td>Many dogs \u2192 just \u2019<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plural (doesn\u2019t end with s)<\/td><td>Women\u2019s hats \ud83d\udc52<\/td><td>Many women \u2192 \u2019s<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fun Emoji Practice \ud83c\udf1f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc30 \u2192 Bunny\u2019s ears \/ Bunnies\u2019 ears<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc20 \u2192 Fish\u2019s tank \/ Fishes\u2019 tanks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc66 \u2192 Boy\u2019s ball \/ Boys\u2019 balls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\u2712\ufe0f<\/strong><\/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\/98508\/692\/218\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-204.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-204.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-204-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-204-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\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\/98510\/220\/677\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-210.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-210.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-210-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-210-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Form the singular or plural possessive Design by Delta publications Key Notes : Singular Possessive Nouns A singular possessive noun shows that one person, animal, or thing owns something. 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