WE'VE SEEN THREE WAYS TO SHOW POSSESSION

​1. Possessive Nouns

​2. Possessive Adjectives

​3. Possessive Pronouns

​1. Possessive Nouns ('s)

• ​They show possession

• They ​can be singular or plural

• ​Possessive noun+ noun

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​For example

​My cat's toy is missing.

​The students' grades improved.

​That student's desk is broken.

Singular Nouns that end in S

• ​Add ' or 's either way is correct.

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​Examples

​Jesus' cellphone is lost.

​Jesus's cellphone is lost.

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​James' party is tomorrow.

​James's party is tomorrow.

​Plurals ending with "s"

• ​Add apostrophe at the end​

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Examples

​The cars' doors.

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​The kids' room is so messy.

​2. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

• ​They always go next to a noun.

​Examples

​My car is old.

​Your teacher said there is a

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​3. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

​A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence. 

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Possessive pronouns are pronouns that demonstrate ownership.

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​THERE IS NEVER A NOUN NEXT TO A POSSESSIVE PRONOUN.

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​The black jacket is mine, yours is blue.

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​EXAMPLES

​Their mother gets along well with yours.

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​The prize is ours!

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​That book is theirs.

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