COLEGIO SAN PAULO TOCANCIPÁ SAS

PREESCOLAR: Res. 000851 de agosto 3 / 1994

PRIMARIA: Res. 002022 de noviembre 26 / 1996
SEXTO Y SÉPTIMO Res.4517 de noviembre 13 / 2003
OCTAVO Y NOVENO Res. 7131 de noviembre 2 / 2010
DÉCIMO Y UNDÉCIMO Res. 09338 de diciembre 17 / 2012
Secretaría de Educación de Cundinamarca.
FUNDADO EN 1994

ENGLISH CLASS
NINTH GRADE
Teacher: Eliana Alba
WORKSHEET #11
PLURAL VS POSSESSIVE “S”

“Everyone wants happiness. No one wants, pain.

But you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain.”
―Anonymous
“COMPENDIO DE COSTUMBRES PARA HOMBRES DEL FUTURO”
 COLEGIO SAN PAULO TOCANCIPÁ SAS
PREESCOLAR: Res. 000851 de agosto 3 / 1994
PRIMARIA: Res. 002022 de noviembre 26 / 1996
SEXTO Y SÉPTIMO Res.4517 de noviembre 13 / 2003
OCTAVO Y NOVENO Res. 7131 de noviembre 2 / 2010
DÉCIMO Y UNDÉCIMO Res. 09338 de diciembre 17 / 2012
Secretaría de Educación de Cundinamarca.
FUNDADO EN 1994
EXPLANATION

Note: Complete the explanation given on this worksheet on When in doubt about whether or not your phrase requires
the possessive, turn it around and see if it breaks down into
your notebook while the teacher explains in class. an “of the” statement.

The misuse of the possessive -s is a grammatical error that Example:

plagues all sorts of writers. The possessive -s is most The doctor’s stethoscope- The stethoscope of the doctor-
commonly misused when a writer confuses it with the Correct
plural form. Fortunately, the rules governing the usage of Three days’ grace- The grace of three days- Correct
the possessive -s and the plural form are quite clear cut and
The doctors’ running the clinic- The running the clinic of
logical.
the doctors - Incorrect
Noun Plurals
To place the apostrophe: Add an ’s to the singular forms of
The most common way to pluralize a noun is to simply add a noun, even if it ends in an –s.
an -s at the end. Example:
Example: The principal’s office
Hamburger (singular) becomes hamburgers (plural) Mrs. Jones’s garden party
College (singular) becomes colleges (plural)
Add an ’s to the plural forms of nouns that do
Nouns that end in a vowel followed by a -y take an -s in not end in -s.
the plural. Example:
Example: The children’s bedroom
Monkey (singular) becomes monkeys (plural)
Add an ’ to the plural forms of nouns that end in -s.
Nouns that end in a consonant followed by a -y undergo a Example:
more dramatic change. First, the -y changes to an -ie and The addicts’ support group
then an -s is added. The seven Von Trapp kids’ singing nanny
Example:
Baby (singular) becomes babies (plural) Apostrophes and Possessive Pronouns

Nouns that end in a sibilant (s, x, z, ch, sh) pluralize by Apostrophes should not be used with possessive pronouns
adding an -es. (my, yours, hers, his, its, ours). These pronouns do not
Example: need apostrophes because they inherently show
Church (singular) becomes churches (plural) possession.
Incorrect: his’ speech Correct: his speech
Nouns that end in an -is are replaced by -es in the plural. Incorrect: that bike is your’s Correct: that bike is yours
Example:
Thesis (singular) becomes theses (plural) The most complicated possessive pronoun is “its”. Its and
it’s do not serve the same grammatical function. It’s is a
Count nouns that end in -f pluralize by changing to a –ves. contraction for “it is” and its is the possessive pronoun that
Example:
signifies “belonging to it”. Check if you’re using “it’s”
Calf (singular) becomes calves (plural)
correctly by asking yourself whether you could replace
“it’s” with “it is” and still have your sentence make sense.
Nouns that end in -o preceded by a vowel usually pluralize
Remember, you do not use an apostrophe with the other
by adding an –s. Nouns that end in -o preceded by a
possessive pronouns in the third person singular, his and
consonant usually pluralize with an –es. The nouns that do hers, so do not use it with its!
not follow this pattern are often words imported from other
languages and take their plural form according to the rules
Using Its / It’s
of that language.
Example:
Soprano (singular) becomes Sopranos (plural) CORRECT INCORRECT

The Possessive It’s true that the dog Its true that the dog
chases its tail. chases it’s tail.
The possessive -s is used to show belonging: Kevin’s coat

But, belonging can be less obvious: A good night’s sleep This sentence would be This sentence would be
understood as following: understood as following:
The possessive forms of nouns are formed by adding an
apostrophe and in most cases the possessive -s. It is true that the dog chases The true (of the it) that the
its own tail dog chases it is tail.

“COMPENDIO DE COSTUMBRES PARA HOMBRES DEL FUTURO”

 COLEGIO SAN PAULO TOCANCIPÁ SAS
PREESCOLAR: Res. 000851 de agosto 3 / 1994
PRIMARIA: Res. 002022 de noviembre 26 / 1996
SEXTO Y SÉPTIMO Res.4517 de noviembre 13 / 2003
OCTAVO Y NOVENO Res. 7131 de noviembre 2 / 2010
DÉCIMO Y UNDÉCIMO Res. 09338 de diciembre 17 / 2012
Secretaría de Educación de Cundinamarca.
FUNDADO EN 1994
WORKSHOP
Note: The activities must be answered in your notebook.

1. IS IT CORRECT?
Is there a mistake in these sentences?
h. What is the name of n. My mothers mother was
a. She is the childrens Clintons wife? born in Scotland.
teacher.
i. What do you think of it's o. I don't think it's likely.
b. I like her sons blue eyes. price? Is it too
expensive? p. It's too late to stop now.
c. There are three Tell Van.
computer's over there. j. Its up to you.
q. The team has lost it's
d. I met Helen's daughter's k. It's no use asking me. coach.
boyfriend
l. It's not happy, is it? It r. It's later than you think.
e. Don't give me any must be missing its
excuse's. mother. s. The United States are
very powerful.
f. A number of us is m. Her mother's not very
concerned. happy. t. Its all very complicated.

g. A lot of us disagrees.

2. COMPLETE
Fill the blanks with the correct form of the word given.

a. The young____________ (man) plane finally j. The _______________ (elephant) are in the
took off from Kitty Hawk. parade. See that to young ___________
b. The Wright____________ (brother) plane made (elephant) trunk.
its first historic flight in 1903. k. ________________ (elephant) trunks are strong
c. A granite monument was erected to honor the enough pick up small boys.
Wright _______________ (brother) l. That ______________ (boy) father is taking
d. ___________(Bess) drawings and them all to the circus tonight.
_____________ (Louis) toys cluttered up the m. ___________________ (potato) are grown in
room. Idaho, Wisconsin, and other places.
e. The______________ (beaver) home was built n. One ___________ (farmer) crop was all
early that year. (Meaning one beaver.) destroyed but the ____________ (potato).
f. The _______________(beaver) homes were built o. A great deal is being done to protect
early. ______________ (farmer) rights.
g. The _____________ (canary) food was put in the p. Buy some of that ______________(woman)
little dish beside him. apples, for she needs the money.
h. __________ (canary) songs keep loneliness out q. Only ____________ (woman) clothing is sold at
of many homes. the new store.
i. Bring home some companions for these
______________ (canary).

3. CHECK
If the possessive case in each item in the list has been correctly formed, write a C after the proper
number. If it has been incorrectly formed, write the correct form.

a. Everyone’s friend.
b. bus' brakes e. Is this sweater yours'?
c. childrens' toys f. Is this a girl's or a boy's school?
d. this school's reputation g. made its way to port
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 COLEGIO SAN PAULO TOCANCIPÁ SAS
PREESCOLAR: Res. 000851 de agosto 3 / 1994
PRIMARIA: Res. 002022 de noviembre 26 / 1996
SEXTO Y SÉPTIMO Res.4517 de noviembre 13 / 2003
OCTAVO Y NOVENO Res. 7131 de noviembre 2 / 2010
DÉCIMO Y UNDÉCIMO Res. 09338 de diciembre 17 / 2012
Secretaría de Educación de Cundinamarca.
FUNDADO EN 1994
h. tree's trunk o. travelers' passports
i. Victory is our's p. did it's best
j. a street of worker's homes q. the actors' parts
k. in the Brown's yard r. Mr. Brown's car
l. that nation's business s. the oxens' hooves
m. women's objections t. . men's styles
n. broke it's back

4. REWRITE
In the following list the possessive relationship is expressed by means Of a phrase. Change each so that
the possessive case of the noun or pronoun will be used to show the same relationship. Write out your
answers.

a. gloves of David and Pat i. wraps of the ladies

b. the locker room of the boys j. a wait of ten minutes
c. personality of a person k. rays of th
d. boat of Charles l. . shoes of the men
e. novels of Kenneth Roberts m. handbags of the women
f. top of it n. the meaning of the story
g. a delay of a week o. the meaning of it
h. events of the day p. office of the boss

5. UNDERLINE
Underline the corrects answer.

a. (Its, It's) too early for lunch. m. My neighbor should do something about his
b. Is this umbrella (yours, your's)? two (dog's dogs') barking.
c. The dog has broken (its, it's) leg. n. My six (day's, days') visit to the beach left me
d. Surely (your, you're) not leaving yet., dreadfully sunburned.
e. Our house is gray; (theirs; their's) is white. o. Advertisements of (men's mens') clothing fill
f. Both (boy's boys') bicycles were damaged in the much of the maga,ztne.
collision. p. After a (months', month's) illness Professor
g. (Who's, Whose) book are you borrowing? Johnson returned to~ campus.
h. Your (ns, n's) look like (m's, ms). q. (Thats, That's) the best boat you can get for the
i. Both (boys, boys', boy's) htlped me. money.
j. (Lets, Let's) leave after we've eaten. r. Yes, (its, it's) a long way to our ranch.
k. The class of (64, '64) is holding a reunion. 1 s. This leather jacket must be (hers, her's).
l. The (Boar's Boars') Head Tavern was a literary t. Are these keys (ours, our's) or their's, theirs)?
center.

6. COMPREHENSION READING
Add apostrophes where needed.

Paragraph 1
Mrs. Bartlett is our towns strangest person. She has porch. Willys job, by the way, is also to serve as night
lived in the big house on Pine Street, without once watchman. Since hes almost seven feet tall, its not
setting foot outside, for more years than most people surprising that no prowlers have troubled the
remember. In her yard she keeps several cocker property. Inside the house, a maid named Tina takes
spaniels thatll rip a strangers pants in a second. While coats, but she is completely close_mouthed about
the regular mailmans face is familiar to the dogs, they what Mrs. B. is like. A curiosity_seekers question will
treat a substitute mailman like a juicy bone. If the get only a scowl from her and a short, "Thats not your
visitor is a friend, Mrs. B. (everyones name for her) business." People in general seem to respect this
will invite him or her in for tea. Her gardener, Willy, answer, and no one has really challenged the right of
watches the dogs while the person hurries to the Mrs. B. to live life her own way.

“COMPENDIO DE COSTUMBRES PARA HOMBRES DEL FUTURO”

 COLEGIO SAN PAULO TOCANCIPÁ SAS
PREESCOLAR: Res. 000851 de agosto 3 / 1994
PRIMARIA: Res. 002022 de noviembre 26 / 1996
SEXTO Y SÉPTIMO Res.4517 de noviembre 13 / 2003
OCTAVO Y NOVENO Res. 7131 de noviembre 2 / 2010
DÉCIMO Y UNDÉCIMO Res. 09338 de diciembre 17 / 2012
Secretaría de Educación de Cundinamarca.
FUNDADO EN 1994
Paragraph 2
Working as a temporary house packer for Jerrys moments. Memories often were awakened as
Moving Service was an enjoyable job for me. First people helped pack up items from their past. Many
of all, almost no other job allows a person to go into couldnt stop talking once they started. I also liked
peoples houses and see at close range how they live. this job because people would give me things they
I encountered a lot of interesting surprises. For didnt want anymore. For instance, I received a lot
example, one womans house was as neat as a of childrens toys and a complete set of tools. In fact,
display room in a museum, but her basement was my mothers cellar started filling with items I
as littered as our towns dump. Another person had received from customers cellars. Final benefits of
converted a bedroom into a small library. In the the job included plenty of snacks and sodas and
room there were about seven rows of storage handsome tips when the job was over. In summary,
shelves, all filled with issues of magazines like as a temporary job, house packing was one of my
Readers Digest and Redbook. Another positive favorites.
feature of the job was the sharing of some close

Paragraph 3
In a small park near the center of Millville, a group Each person Joe represents couldn’t give money to
of bronze statues stands in a circle. Most of them the town but gave strength and sweat instead. A
are models of the individual rich men who provided farmers back worked to keep the town in food. A
money for the towns beginning. The center of the womans hands wove, knitted, and sewed clothes. A
circle, however, is occupied by a nameless man. blacksmiths arms struggled to provide horseshoes
Citizens call him Joe because hes a symbol of the and tools. Joes eyes must talk to passers-by. People
common man. Joes clothes appear tattered, but his seem to realize that without the ordinary mans help,
body seems strong. His face looks tired, but his eyes that circle of rich men wouldnt exist.
look proud. Many people who have stopped in the
small park talk about that face when-they leave.

7. WRITING SKILLS
Write a story of 215 words using plurals and possessive “s”.

REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Choose the correct answer to each question.

A. hat’s my friend’s house." How many friends live there? D. "It depends on my partners' decision." How many
a. One people are going to decide?
b. More than one a. One
b. More than one
B. "I'm going to my neighbours' party." How many
people live next door? E. "I have to ask for my classmates' opinion first." How
a. One many people will she consult?
b. More than one a. One
b. More than one
C. "She needs to borrow her colleague's car." How many
people will she ask? F. "They were looking at the manager's email." How
a. One many people sent the email?
b. More than one a. One
b. More than one

2. Order the words in order to make phrases.

a. car my sister ‘s g. ‘s bar pepe
b. friend ‘s my house h. house door of the the
c. men the president all ‘s i. cupbpsard the top the
d. parent place my s’ j. ‘s bob cats
e. tree children ‘s house the k. walls room my of the
f. secret darkets ‘s Natalia

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