Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts : Form and Use Possessives: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.D

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Example Question #94 : Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts

Select the answer choice that shows that the dog belongs to Melissa using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

Spot's dog is Melissa. 

Spot is Melissa dog. 

Spot is Melissas dog. 

Spot is Melissa's dog. 

Correct answer:

Spot is Melissa's dog. 

Explanation:

A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. 

In this example, Melissa owns the dog, so "Melissa" is the possessive noun. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s). 

"Spot is Melissa's dog." is the correct answer. 

Example Question #6 : Use An Apostrophe For Contractions And Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.C

Select the answer choice that shows that the house belongs to Angie using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

The house is Angies. 

The house's is Angies. 

The house belongs to Angie.

That is Angie's house. 

Correct answer:

That is Angie's house. 

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 #7 : Use An Apostrophe For Contractions And Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.C

Select the answer choice that shows that the cookies belong to Charlie using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

The cookies belong to Charlie.

Those are Charlie's cookies. 

Those are Charlies cookies. 

The cookies belong to Charlies. 

Correct answer:

Those are Charlie's cookies. 

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 #8 : Use An Apostrophe For Contractions And Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.C

Select the answer choice that shows that the kitten belongs to Adley using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

Pepper is Melissa kitten. 

Melissas kitten is Pepper. 

Pepper is Adley's kitten.

Pepper's kitten is Melissa. 

Correct answer:

Pepper is Adley's kitten.

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 #9 : Use An Apostrophe For Contractions And Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.C

Select the answer choice that shows that the ball belongs to Jesse using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

The ball is Jeses. 

That is Jesse's ball. 

That is Jeses ball. 

That ball belongs to Jesse. 

Correct answer:

That is Jesse's ball. 

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 #10 : Use An Apostrophe For Contractions And Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.C

Select the answer choice that shows that the candy belongs to my grandpa using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

That is my grandpa's candy. 

The candy is my grandpas. 

The candy belongs to my grandpa. 

The candy belong's to my grandpa. 

Correct answer:

That is my grandpa's candy. 

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 #41 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2

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 #42 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2

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

Possible Answers:

That is Joes bike. 

The bike is Joes. 

That is Joe's bike. 

The bike's is Joe's. 

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). 

Example Question #41 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2

Select the answer choice that shows that the tractor belongs to Rusty using a possessive noun. 

Possible Answers:

The tractors belong to Rusty. 

The tractor's belong to Rusty. 

That tractor is Rustys tractor. 

That tractor is Rusty's tractor. 

Correct answer:

That tractor is Rusty's tractor. 

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 #42 : Capitalization, Punctuation, And Spelling: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2

Choose the correct possessive pronoun to complete the sentence.

Patrick and Brittany showed me _________ new puppy this morning!

Possible Answers:

my

her

its

their

Correct answer:

their

Explanation:

The correct possessive pronoun to complete this sentence is “their”. The puppy belongs to Patrick and Brittany so they are the owners. “Their” refers to more than one person and this sentence is stating that the puppy is Brittany and Patrick’s.

 

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