{"id":637,"date":"2022-04-20T03:17:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T03:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=637"},"modified":"2025-11-05T06:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:04:21","slug":"e-ff-9-identify-and-correct-errors-with-plural-and-possessive-nouns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ff-9-identify-and-correct-errors-with-plural-and-possessive-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"E- FF.9 Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3tTFyXN8\/7gO_NNC6ZVJxLas1FUns7g\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3tTFyXN8&#x2F;7gO_NNC6ZVJxLas1FUns7g&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3tTFyXN8&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83c\udf1f Plural and Possessive Nouns \u2728\u270f\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 Plural Nouns (More than One) \ud83d\udc6c\ud83d\udc36\ud83d\udcda<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most nouns add <strong>\u2013s<\/strong> \u2192 <em>dog \u2192 dogs \ud83d\udc15\ud83d\udc15<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nouns ending in <strong>s, x, z, ch, sh<\/strong> \u2192 add <strong>\u2013es<\/strong> \u2192 <em>bus \u2192 buses \ud83d\ude8c<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nouns ending in <strong>y<\/strong> after a consonant \u2192 change <strong>y \u2192 ies<\/strong> \u2192 <em>baby \u2192 babies \ud83d\udc76<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some are <strong>irregular<\/strong> \u2192 <em>child \u2192 children \ud83d\udc66\ud83d\udc67<\/em>, <em>mouse \u2192 mice \ud83d\udc2d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Error Example<\/strong>: <em>The boy\u2019s are playing.<\/em> \u274c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Correction<\/strong>: <em>The boys are playing.<\/em> \u2714\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 Possessive Nouns (Show Ownership) \ud83c\udfe0\ud83d\udc57\ud83d\udcd6<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong> to show something belongs to someone \u2192 <em>The girl\u2019s book<\/em> (book of the girl) \ud83d\udcd6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the noun is <strong>plural and ends with \u2013s<\/strong>, just add <strong>\u2019<\/strong> \u2192 <em>The dogs\u2019 tails<\/em> \ud83d\udc36\ud83d\udc36 (tails of the dogs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the noun is <strong>plural but does not end in \u2013s<\/strong>, add <strong>\u2019s<\/strong> \u2192 <em>The children\u2019s toys<\/em> \ud83e\uddf8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Error Example<\/strong>: <em>The teachers pen is red.<\/em> \u274c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Correction<\/strong>: <em>The teacher\u2019s pen is red.<\/em> \u2714\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 Common Mistakes \u274c\u27a1\u2714\ufe0f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Using <strong>s<\/strong> instead of <strong>\u2019s<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>That is my friends house.<\/em> \u274c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>That is my friend\u2019s house.<\/em> \u2714\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Confusing <strong>plural vs possessive<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The cats tail is long.<\/em> \u274c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The cat\u2019s tail is long.<\/em> \u2714\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Misplacing the apostrophe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The girl\u2019s are singing.<\/em> \u274c (wrong use)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The girls are singing.<\/em> \u2714\ufe0f (just plural)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Tips to Remember \ud83e\udde0\u2728<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Plural = more than one<\/strong> (usually just add <strong>s<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Possessive = ownership<\/strong> (use an apostrophe).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 If confused, ask: <em>Does it belong to someone?<\/em> If yes \u2192 use <strong>\u2019s<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 If just many \u2192 use <strong>s<\/strong> without an apostrophe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udf89 <strong>Example Practice Sentences<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>boys\u2019<\/strong> shoes are muddy. \ud83d\udc5e<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>children\u2019s<\/strong> playground is colorful. \ud83c\udfa1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>cats<\/strong> are sleeping. \ud83d\udc31\ud83d\udc31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>cat\u2019s<\/strong> bed is soft. \ud83d\udecf\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!\u2712\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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\ud83d\udc49 Error Example: The boy\u2019s are playing. \u274c \u2705 Correction: The boys are playing. \u2714\ufe0f \ud83d\udd39 Possessive Nouns (Show Ownership) \ud83c\udfe0\ud83d\udc57\ud83d\udcd6 \ud83d\udc49 Error Example: The teachers pen<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ff-9-identify-and-correct-errors-with-plural-and-possessive-nouns\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- FF.9 Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive 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