{"id":814,"date":"2022-04-21T09:51:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T09:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=814"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:44:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T10:44:25","slug":"e-aa-5-identify-and-correct-errors-with-plural-and-possessive-nouns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-aa-5-identify-and-correct-errors-with-plural-and-possessive-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"E- AA.5 Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns<\/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 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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>Plural Nouns<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> A plural noun shows that there is <strong>more than one<\/strong> person, place, or thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rules &amp; Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Regular Plurals:<\/strong> Add <strong>-s<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>cat \u2192 cats \ud83d\udc31\ud83d\udc31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>book \u2192 books \ud83d\udcda\ud83d\udcda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ending in s, x, z, ch, sh:<\/strong> Add <strong>-es<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>box \u2192 boxes \ud83d\udce6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>brush \u2192 brushes \ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ending in y after a consonant:<\/strong> Change <strong>y \u2192 ies<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>baby \u2192 babies \ud83d\udc76\ud83d\udc76<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Irregular plurals:<\/strong> Change form\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>man \u2192 men \ud83d\udc68\ud83d\udc68<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>child \u2192 children \ud83d\udc67\ud83d\udc66<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common Error:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <em>Childs are playing.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <em>Children are playing.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td> <strong>Possessive Nouns<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> A possessive noun shows <strong>ownership<\/strong> or <strong>belonging<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rules &amp; Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Singular Noun:<\/strong> Add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The girl\u2019s book \ud83d\udcd6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My cat\u2019s toy \ud83d\udc31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plural Noun ending in s:<\/strong> Add <strong>\u2019<\/strong> only\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The boys\u2019 classroom \ud83c\udfeb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teachers\u2019 lounge \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plural Noun not ending in s:<\/strong> Add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Children\u2019s park \ud83c\udfde\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Men\u2019s shoes \ud83d\udc5e<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common Errors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <em>The cats toy is missing.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <em>The cat\u2019s toy is missing.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c <em>The childrens books are here.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <em>The children\u2019s books are here.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Tips to Identify Errors<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Check the noun:<\/strong> Is it singular or plural?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Look for ownership:<\/strong> Is it showing \u201cbelongs to\u201d?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Check the ending:<\/strong> Add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong> or just <strong>\u2019<\/strong> depending on the noun.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Read the sentence aloud:<\/strong> Does it make sense?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Reference Table<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Noun Type<\/th><th>Example<\/th><th>Correct Possessive<\/th><th>Emoji<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Singular<\/td><td>dog<\/td><td>dog\u2019s bone<\/td><td>\ud83d\udc36\ud83e\uddb4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plural s<\/td><td>cats<\/td><td>cats\u2019 toys<\/td><td>\ud83d\udc31\ud83c\udfbe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plural not s<\/td><td>children<\/td><td>children\u2019s games<\/td><td>\ud83d\udc67\ud83d\udc66\u26bd<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fun Memory Trick<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If it <strong>owns something<\/strong>, it gets an <strong>apostrophe<\/strong>! <code>'<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it <strong>does not own<\/strong>, no apostrophe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Singular \u2192 \u2019s<\/strong> | <strong>Plural ending s \u2192 \u2019<\/strong> | <strong>Plural not ending s \u2192 \u2019s<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color 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