Form and Use Possessives: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.D - Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts

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Select the answer choice that shows that the dog belongs to Melissa using a possessive noun.

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A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings.

In this example, Melissa owns the dog, so "Melissa" is the possessive noun. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).

"Spot is Melissa's dog." is the correct answer.

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Select the answer choice that shows that the house belongs to Angie using a possessive noun.

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A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).

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Select the answer choice that shows that the cookies belong to Charlie using a possessive noun.

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A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).

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Select the answer choice that shows that the kitten belongs to Adley using a possessive noun.

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A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).

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Select the answer choice that shows that the ball belongs to Jesse using a possessive noun.

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A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).

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Select the answer choice that shows that the candy belongs to my grandpa using a possessive noun.

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A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).

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Select the answer choice that shows that the tractor belongs to Rusty using a possessive noun.

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A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).

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Select the answer choice that shows that the bird belongs to Dan using a possessive noun.

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A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).

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Select the answer choice that shows that the bike belongs to Joe using a possessive noun.

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A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).

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Choose the correct possessive pronoun to complete the sentence.

Patrick and Brittany showed me _________ new puppy this morning!

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The correct possessive pronoun to complete this sentence is “their”. The puppy belongs to Patrick and Brittany so they are the owners. “Their” refers to more than one person and this sentence is stating that the puppy is Brittany and Patrick’s.

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