Unit 7
Study the chart to see how we use an apostrophe with plurals and other words ending in ‘s’. Owner Rule Example Singular Add ’s Daniela ’ s bedroom Singular ending in ‘s’ Add ’ James ’ friend Plural ending in ‘s’ Add ’ The boys ’ room Plural not ending in ‘s’ Add ’s The children ’ s toys
3 Rewrite these phrases, using an apostrophe to show who owns the things. Example: the bags which belong to the students è the students’ bags 1 the faces of the aliens
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2 the controls of the spaceships 3 the helmets of the spacemen
4 the netball which belongs to the girls 5 the chickens which belong to the farmer 6 the determination of the basketball players
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Complete this report. Replace the words underlined with a short form using an apostrophe. Example: the books of the students è the students’ books When Ajay got to school he found the aliens had been there in the night. They had moved lots of things around. The chairs of the students were upside down and the books of the girls were on the floor. The room of the teachers was a mess.
Using adjectives to show ownership
These words are adjectives: my
your
his
her
our
their
They tell us who owns a thing. They go before a noun. These are our kites . That is their kite.
• Exercise 3: Explain to students that ‘the books belonging to the boys’ has the same meaning as ‘the books of the boys’. • Plurals not ending in ‘s’ include words such as women, men, people, sheep, mice, geese. • Help students to see that neat handwriting will help them to communicate their ideas. Encourage them to do their best to be accurate and neat when presenting their work.
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