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Possessive nouns are used to show ownership. Click for examples.
Examples
Possessive Nouns
The dog’s tail was wagging.The children’s dinner was ready.The table’s leg had broken.The elephant’s ears flapped.
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Possessive Nouns
These possessive nouns have been colour coded. What is their connection?
Jamie’s cars’ seats’ aeroplane’s Moli’s dogs’ table’s hat’s countries’town’s babies’ school’s elephants’
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Plural possession
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Singular possession
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Possessive Nouns
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The car that belongs to David.
David’s car
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Possessive Nouns
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The pages of the books.
The books’ pages
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The whiskers of the cats.
The cats’ whiskers
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The dummy of the baby.
The baby’s dummy
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Possessive nouns
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trees’
As I walked through the forest the ...... leaves waved in the breeze.
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Possessive nouns
What is the correct possessive noun for this sentence?
cat’s
The fur on the ..... back stood on end.
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Possessive nouns
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horses’
I had to plait all of the ........ manes before the gymkana.
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Possessive nouns
What is the correct possessive noun for this sentence?
pupil’s
The teacher marked the ........ work and praised him for his effort.
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The bike that belonged to Gareth was stolen.
Possessive Nouns
Change these sentences to show possession.
Iwan carried the bag that belonged to the old lady.
I searched the drawers of the desk but couldn’t find my passport.