Rule #1: Plurals Ending in -S. Almost all the plural words end in an -s. To make a plural noun possessive, you add an apostrophe after the -s. For example: Friends’ notes – notes belonging to friends. Teachers’ lesson plans – lesson plans written by teachers. My sons’ weekend jobs – The weekend jobs my sons have.
Possessive Adjectives. Hello. This worksheet contains five exercises to practice possessive adjectives. It's suitable for elementary students.I hope you like it. The answer key is included. - ESL worksheets. Adjective Worksheet. Pronoun Worksheets. Reading Comprehension Worksheets.
A possessive adjective needs a noun. So, for example, in the phrase ‘your problem,’ your is a possessive adjective; it describes the noun ‘problem.’ Whereas a possessive pronoun does not need a noun. So, with ‘not mine,’ mine is a possessive pronoun and therefore is used without a noun.
Noun modifiers. We often use two nouns together, using the first noun as an adjective. The first noun is called a noun modifier. We do NOT use a possessive form for them. The first noun and second noun sometimes become one word. a film night (NOT a film's night) the winter months (NOT the winter's months) a city bus (NOT a city's bus)
A noun, however, never changes, no matter how it is used in a sentence. A pronoun does change. In this posting I show you how to use pronouns as the subject of a sentence, and as an object. In addition, I show you how to use a pronoun to show possession.Finally, I show you how to use possessive adjectives and possessive nouns.
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