Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts : Form and Use Possessives: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.D
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Example Questions
Example Question #5 : Use An Apostrophe For Contractions And Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.2.2.C
Select the answer choice that shows that the dog belongs to Melissa using a possessive noun.
Spot is Melissas dog.
Spot's dog is Melissa.
Spot is Melissa's dog.
Spot is Melissa dog.
Spot is Melissa's dog.
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 #4 : 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.
That is Angie's house.
The house is Angies.
The house belongs to Angie.
The house's is Angies.
That is Angie's house.
A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).
Example Question #5 : 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.
The cookies belong to Charlie.
Those are Charlies cookies.
The cookies belong to Charlies.
Those are Charlie's cookies.
Those are Charlie's cookies.
A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).
Example Question #4 : 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.
Pepper's kitten is Melissa.
Pepper is Adley's kitten.
Pepper is Melissa kitten.
Melissas kitten is Pepper.
Pepper is Adley's kitten.
A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).
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 ball belongs to Jesse using a possessive noun.
That ball belongs to Jesse.
That is Jeses ball.
That is Jesse's ball.
The ball is Jeses.
That is Jesse's ball.
A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).
Example Question #5 : Form And Use Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.D
Select the answer choice that shows that the candy belongs to my grandpa using a possessive noun.
The candy belong's to my grandpa.
That is my grandpa's candy.
The candy belongs to my grandpa.
The candy is my grandpas.
That is my grandpa's candy.
A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).
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.
Tweetie is Dan's bird.
Tweetie, the bird, belongs to Dan.
The bird's is Dans.
Dans bird is Tweetie's.
Tweetie is Dan's bird.
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.
The bike's is Joe's.
That is Joe's bike.
The bike is Joes.
That is Joes bike.
That is Joe's bike.
A possessive noun shows who or what owns somethings. To make a noun possessive, we add an apostrophe and an s ('s).
Example Question #5 : Form And Use Possessives: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.3.2.D
Select the answer choice that shows that the tractor belongs to Rusty using a possessive noun.
The tractor's belong to Rusty.
That tractor is Rusty's tractor.
The tractors belong to Rusty.
That tractor is Rustys tractor.
That tractor is Rusty's tractor.
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
Choose the correct possessive pronoun to complete the sentence.
Patrick and Brittany showed me _________ new puppy this morning!
their
her
my
its
their
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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