S.1 Unit 7 The Possessive Form WS (1)

Personal Information Name: _Class: _Class number: _ My Goal After doing this exercise, I should know how to use possessive nouns to show that something belongs to somebody. What is a possessive noun? Possessive nouns tell us who or what has or owns something. They answer the question Whose?Look at the picture above. There is a parrot on the left, and there are some parts of its body on the right.For example, you can see the parrot's eye, the parrot's wing, and the parrot's leg. The word parrot's is a possessive noun. Why? Because it shows possession (擁有權). These body parts belong to the parrot. 1. Singular Possessive Nouns To form a singular possessive noun, add an apostrophe (') and the letter "s" to the end of the noun. singular noun + 's = possessive form e.g. brother + 's = brother's My brother's bicycle is green.*Note: Singular nouns ending in “s” are a little different. You can either just add the apostrophe (') or you can add an apostrophe (') and “s.” e.g. This is my boss' car. ✔ This is my boss's car. ✔e.g. I’m in Ms. Jones’class this year. ✔ I’m in Ms. Jones’s class this year. ✔ Fill in the blanks with the possessive form of the singular nouns in brackets. e.g. This is Matt's (Matt) homework.1. Issac returned Nathan's (Nathan) sweater this morning.2. Please put my sister's (sister) toy in the basket.3. The construction worker's (worker) tools were in the truck.4. Joshua's (Joshua) book is in his school bag.5. Brazil's (Brazil) soccer team is one of the best in the world.6. That bird's (bird) feathers are yellow.7. Andy's (Andy) uniform needs to be washed.8. This is Thomas’ (Thomas) coat. is Thomas’s (Thomas) coat. 2. Plural Possessive Nouns There are two ways to form plural possessive nouns.1. For regular plural nouns that end in "s", add an apostrophe (') after the "s." regular plural noun + ' = possessive form e.g. cats + '= cats' The cats' food is in the bowl.2. For irregular plural nouns that do not end in "s", add an apostrophe (') and the letter "s" at the end of the word. irregular plural noun + 's = possessive form e.g. children + 's= children's The children's parents were waiting. Fill in the blanks with the possessive form of the plural nouns in brackets. e.g. These are the boys' (boys) favorite toys.1. We saw the queens' (queens) crowns at the museum.2. The chef cut the strawberries' (strawberries) tops off.3. Five zebras' (zebras) stripes were grey.4. All of the women's (women) voices were heard.5. The clowns' (clowns) noses are red.6. Today is my parents' (parents) wedding anniversary.7. I found the policemen's (policemen) whistles.8. The people's (people) cars were stolen. Fill in the blanks with the possessive form of the singular and plural nouns in brackets. e.g. This is Matt's (Matt) homework. (Singular noun)e.g. These are the boys' (boys) favorite toys. (Plural noun)1. This is Peter's (Peter) book.2. The children's (children) room is upstairs.3. This is the boy's (boy) bike.4. Men's (Men) shoes are on the second floor.5. My parents' (parents) car was not expensive.6. Charles' (Charles) CD player is new. / Charles's (Charles) CD player is new.7. These are the boys' (boys) pencils.8. The baby's (baby) blanket is under the table.9. The child's (child) bicycle is missing.10. I found the mice's (mice) cheese!11. There are babies' (babies) rattles in my room.*12. These are Angela and Samuel's (Angela and Samuel) table tennis bats and ball. Make three sentences with possessive nouns using the picture below.