{"id":752,"date":"2022-04-20T09:17:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T09:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=752"},"modified":"2025-11-04T04:54:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T04:54:48","slug":"e-z-4-form-the-singular-or-plural-possessive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-z-4-form-the-singular-or-plural-possessive\/","title":{"rendered":"E- Z.4 Form the singular or plural possessive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#05104c;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Form the singular or plural possessive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3tKFl4LE\/1EM1HlPNVqa05jppFEXlWg\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3tKFl4LE&#x2F;1EM1HlPNVqa05jppFEXlWg&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3tKFl4LE&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Form the Singular or Plural Possessive<\/strong> \u2728<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Singular Possessive<\/strong> \ud83d\udc64<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Used when <strong>one person or thing owns something<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rule:<\/strong> Add an <strong>apostrophe + s (\u2019s)<\/strong> to the singular noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Formula:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Singular noun + \u2019s = singular possessive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>girl\u2019s \ud83c\udf80<\/strong> dress is red. (The dress belongs to the girl)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My <strong>dog\u2019s \ud83d\udc36<\/strong> toy is under the bed. (The toy belongs to the dog)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Teacher\u2019s \u270f\ufe0f<\/strong> book is on the table. (The book belongs to the teacher)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Even if a singular noun ends in <strong>s<\/strong>, we usually add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: <strong>James\u2019s \ud83d\udcd6<\/strong> bag is heavy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Plural Possessive<\/strong> \ud83d\udc65<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Used when <strong>more than one person or thing owns something<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rule:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the <strong>plural noun ends in s<\/strong>, just add <strong>an apostrophe (\u2019)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the <strong>plural noun does NOT end in s<\/strong>, add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Plural noun <strong>ends in s<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>dogs\u2019 \ud83d\udc15 toys<\/strong> are in the yard. (Toys of many dogs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>students\u2019 \ud83c\udf93 books<\/strong> are on the desk. (Books of many students)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Plural noun <strong>does not end in s<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>children\u2019s \ud83e\uddf8 playground<\/strong> is new.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>men\u2019s \ud83d\udc54 jackets<\/strong> are on sale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Look carefully if the noun is <strong>singular or plural<\/strong> before adding the apostrophe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Rules to Remember<\/strong> \u2705<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Noun Type<\/th><th>How to Form Possessive<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Singular<\/td><td>\u2019s<\/td><td>The cat\u2019s \ud83d\udc31 toy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plural ending in s<\/td><td>\u2019<\/td><td>The cats\u2019 \ud83d\udc31\ud83d\udc31 toys<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plural not ending in s<\/td><td>\u2019s<\/td><td>The children\u2019s \ud83e\uddd2\ud83e\uddd2 toys<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Practice Examples<\/strong> \u270f\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>boy\u2019s \ud83d\udeb4 bike<\/strong> is red. (Singular possessive)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>boys\u2019 \ud83d\udeb4\ud83d\udeb4 bikes<\/strong> are red. (Plural possessive)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anna\u2019s \ud83c\udfa8 painting<\/strong> is beautiful. (Singular possessive)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>women\u2019s \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 meeting<\/strong> is at 5 PM. (Plural possessive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83c\udf1f <strong>Remember:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apostrophe (\u2019) shows <strong>ownership or belonging<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Singular = \u2019s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plural ending in s = \u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plural not ending in s = \u2019s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\u2712\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/80473\/620\/423\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-293.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-293.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-293-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-293-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-293-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/78962\/698\/773\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-302.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-302.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-302-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-302-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-302-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Form the singular or plural possessive Design by Delta publications Key Notes: Form the Singular or Plural Possessive \u2728 Singular Possessive \ud83d\udc64 Used when one person or thing owns something. Rule: Add an apostrophe + s (\u2019s) to the singular noun. 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