Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts : Use an Apostrophe for Contractions and Possessives: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2.C

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Example Question #1 : Form And Use Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.D

Select the answer choice that shows that the bird belongs to Dan using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

Tweetie is Dan's bird. 

Tweetie, the bird, belongs to Dan. 

The bird's is Dans. 

Dans bird is Tweetie's.

Correct answer:

Tweetie is Dan's bird. 

Explanation:

A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s). 

Example Question #2 : Form And Use Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.D

Select the answer choice that shows that the bike belongs to Joe using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

The bike's is Joe's. 

That is Joe's bike. 

The bike is Joes. 

That is Joes bike. 

Correct answer:

That is Joe's bike. 

Explanation:

A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s). 

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