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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Possesive plural nouns

how can i help my 3rd grader understand plural possesive nouns
  

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1 Form the plural. 2 Add an apostrophe. 3 If the ending is now s', stop.

  • 1 Form the plural.
  • 2 Add an apostrophe.
  • 3 If the ending is now s', stop.
  • 4 Otherwise add s.
  • boy 1 boys 2 boys' 3 STOP Answer: boys' person 1 people 2 people' 3 No s'.
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1 Form the plural.
2 Add an apostrophe.
3 If the ending is now s', stop.
4 Otherwise add s.

boy
1 boys
2 boys'
3 STOP
Answer: boys'

person
1 people
2 people'
3 No s'.
4 people's
Answer: people's

child
1 children
2 children'
3 No s'.
4 children's
Answer: children's

friend
1 friends
2

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