12 10 20 Showing Possession I can show

Showing Possession Apostrophes can be used to show that something belongs to someone or

Showing Possession For example Person: The boy’s bike. Common noun: The bike’s handlebars were

Apostrophes of Possession The cat’s eyes are different colours. Photo courtesy of Chris Yarzab

Apostrophes of Possession Catherine’s house is old and large.

Give it a go! 1. The bag belongs to the girl. 1. The cow

Worksheet: I would like you to look at the pictures and write phrase that

13. 10. 20 Showing Possession • I can show possession using an apostrophe in

Showing Possession If the noun is singular and ends in -s, add -'s, as

Showing Possession There a few exceptions to this rule and these are usually old

Worksheet: I would like you to rewrite these sentences, adding the apostrophe in the

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12. 10. 20 Showing Possession • I can show possession using an apostrophe in singular nouns.

Showing Possession Apostrophes can be used to show that something belongs to someone or something. This is called possession. When we are talking about one thing we call this singular. For example, a boy or a bike. When we need to say that something belongs to something singular, we put an apostrophe and then an ‘s’ at the end of the name that it belongs to. Photo courtesy of woodleywonderworks (@flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

Showing Possession For example Person: The boy’s bike. Common noun: The bike’s handlebars were bent in the crash. Proper Noun: India’s national flag has three horizontal stripes. Photo courtesy of woodleywonderworks (@flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

Apostrophes of Possession The cat’s eyes are different colours. Photo courtesy of Chris Yarzab (@flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

Apostrophes of Possession Catherine’s house is old and large.

Give it a go! 1. The bag belongs to the girl. 1. The cow has a gold ring. 3. The dog lives in a blue house. Can you add an apostrophe to each of the nouns to show possession?

Worksheet: I would like you to look at the pictures and write phrase that describe who the item belongs to. The first one has been done for you, to help you!

13. 10. 20 Showing Possession • I can show possession using an apostrophe in singular nouns ending in ‘S’.

Showing Possession If the noun is singular and ends in -s, add -'s, as in the following examples: My boss's job disappeared due to budget cuts. The class's average score was impressive. Robert Burns's poetry is difficult to understand. Charles Dickens's novels are many and varied.

Showing Possession There a few exceptions to this rule and these are usually old names which end with a vowel then s: In Sunday school, we studied Jesus' miracles and Moses' parting of the Red Sea. Sophocles' plays portray interesting relationships. Often it is hard to find one rule to use for all words, and there are still arguments over which is correct: St Thomas’s Hospital St Thomas’ Hospital

Worksheet: I would like you to rewrite these sentences, adding the apostrophe in the correct place to add possession!