We usually write the ’ before or after the s in a singular noun
before: : Betty’s dog
We usually write the ’ before or after the s in a plural noun
after: The dogs' treadmill is black.
My sisters are all married. Their husband's/husbands' families are large.
husbands'
Ross has a sister. _______ sister is nice. (Spell the answer)
Ross's
Ross has pain in his ears. _____ ears hurt. (Spell the answer)
Ross's
Abu wags his finger._____ finger is wagging (Spell the answer)
Abu's
George and Elaine are friends with Jerry. Jerry is _____ and george's friend. (Spell the answer)
Elaine
Will is fixing his hair, but _____ hair is very short. (Spell the answer)
Will's
The gauchos are riding horses. The ________ horses are fast. (Spell the answer)
gauchos'
Leo Messi has a beard. ______ beard is brown. (Spell the answer)
Leo's/Messi's
If something belongs to more than one person, we add ’s to the first/last/or every name on the list?
Only the last name on the list. Rosa, Trang, Kenia, Irene, Tien, Tuyet, Van, and Margarita’s class.
What do we do if a name ends in s, to make it a possessive?
It still gets ‘s at the end: Ross's pencil, Carlos's dog, Bess's sister, Luis's mom, The Jones's house
I like Luis, but I don't like _______ girlfriend. (Spell the answer)
Luis's
What do you call this mark: ' ?
' is an apostrophe
Can you use an apostrophe to combine What and is?
Yes: What's
The cats are in the blanket. The _____ blanket is pink.(Spell the answer)
cats'
