{"id":754,"date":"2022-04-20T09:18:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T09:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=754"},"modified":"2025-11-04T05:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T05:05:23","slug":"e-z-5-identify-and-correct-errors-with-plural-and-possessive-nouns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-z-5-identify-and-correct-errors-with-plural-and-possessive-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"E- Z.5 Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns<\/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\" 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Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-06951dbedd20f4803bed393f41905ac9\"><strong>\ud83c\udf1f Identify and Correct Errors with Plural and Possessive Nouns \ud83c\udf1f<\/strong><\/h2>\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 Nouns (More than One)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> A <strong>plural noun<\/strong> names <strong>more than one person, animal, place, or thing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rule:<\/strong> Usually, we add <strong>-s<\/strong> or <strong>-es<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dog \u2192 Dogs \ud83d\udc36\ud83d\udc36<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Box \u2192 Boxes \ud83d\udce6\ud83d\udce6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Irregular plurals:<\/strong> Some nouns change completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Man \u2192 Men \ud83d\udc68\ud83d\udc68<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Child \u2192 Children \ud83d\udc76\ud83d\udc76<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mouse \u2192 Mice \ud83d\udc2d\ud83d\udc2d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udca1 Tip:<\/strong> Always check for spelling changes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If noun ends in <strong>y<\/strong> after a consonant \u2192 <strong>y \u2192 ies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Baby \u2192 Babies \ud83d\udc76<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If noun ends in <strong>f \/ fe<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>f \u2192 ves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Knife \u2192 Knives \ud83d\udd2a<\/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><strong>Possessive Nouns (Show Ownership)<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> A <strong>possessive noun<\/strong> shows <strong>who or what owns something<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rule:<\/strong> Add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong> to the noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The girl\u2019s book \ud83d\udcd6 (The book belongs to the girl)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My father\u2019s car \ud83d\ude97 (The car belongs to my father)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Plural nouns ending in -s:<\/strong> just add <strong>\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The boys\u2019 room \ud83c\udfe0 (The room of the boys)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The teachers\u2019 lounge \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udfeb (The lounge of the teachers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udca1 Tip:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2019s = singular possession<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>s\u2019 = plural possession<\/strong><\/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><strong>Common Errors to Spot<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>\u274c Error<\/th><th>\u2705 Corrected<\/th><th>Explanation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>The cats toy is missing.<\/td><td>The cat\u2019s toy is missing.<\/td><td>Show possession of one cat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I saw three mouses.<\/td><td>I saw three mice.<\/td><td>Irregular plural corrected<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The boys ball is round.<\/td><td>The boys\u2019 ball is round.<\/td><td>Show possession of multiple boys<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>She have two pencil.<\/td><td>She has two pencils.<\/td><td>Plural noun + correct verb<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Childrens books are here.<\/td><td>Children\u2019s books are here.<\/td><td>Irregular plural + possessive<\/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><strong>Steps to Correct Errors<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Find the noun<\/strong> \ud83d\udd75\ufe0f\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Decide if it\u2019s singular or plural<\/strong> 1\ufe0f\u20e3 or 2\ufe0f\u20e3+<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Decide if it shows ownership<\/strong> \ud83c\udff7\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Apply the correct ending:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plural \u2192 -s \/ -es \/ irregular<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possessive \u2192 \u2019s or s\u2019<\/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><strong>Quick Tips<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>One owner? \u2192 add \u2019s<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Many owners? \u2192 add s\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Watch irregular plurals!<\/strong> \ud83d\udc2d\ud83d\udc76\ud83d\udc68<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Check the context<\/strong>: \u201cThe cats are sleeping\u201d \u274c vs \u201cThe cat\u2019s toy is missing\u201d \u2705<\/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><strong>Examples for Practice<\/strong> \u270f\ufe0f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The dog toy \u2192 <strong>The dog\u2019s toy<\/strong> \ud83d\udc15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three fox \u2192 <strong>Three foxes<\/strong> \ud83e\udd8a\ud83e\udd8a\ud83e\udd8a<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The girls dresses \u2192 <strong>The girls\u2019 dresses<\/strong> \ud83d\udc57\ud83d\udc57\ud83d\udc57<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One child book \u2192 <strong>One child\u2019s book<\/strong> \ud83d\udcd6<\/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\/77035\/830\/755\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-294.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-294.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-294-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-294-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-294-400x400.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\/953\/921\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-303.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-303.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-303-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-303-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-303-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Design by Delta publications Key Notes: \ud83c\udf1f Identify and Correct Errors with Plural and Possessive Nouns \ud83c\udf1f Plural Nouns (More than One) Definition: A plural noun names more than one person, animal, place, or thing. 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