English 5 DLP 20 Using Possessive Forms Of Plural Nouns

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English

Module 20

Using Possessive Forms of
Plural Nouns

A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development

To the Learner
Hi!
Here I am again to help you in your studies. In this lesson, you will learn to use the possessive form of plural nouns.
Have fun doing the activities.

Let’s Learn This
Plural nouns have different ways to showing possession. This module will help you learn how plural nouns show possession.

Let’s Try This
Rewrite each word group as phrase with possessive noun using
‘s or ‘.
1.

balloons of the children

2.

paintings of Filipino Artist

3.

adventure of the men

4.

words of the speakers

5.

songs of the birds

6.

antics of the monkeys

Were you able to rewrite each word group correctly? Look at the
Answer Key for the correct answers. Don’t worry if you were not able to answer them correctly. This module will help you.

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Let’s Study This
Read the story about Glen and his cousins’ visit to their grandparents’ home.
One sunny morning, Glen and his cousins went to visit their grandparents’ old home. They wanted to see the beautiful things owned by his father, uncles and aunts. Grandpa showed them around. He brought them to the old rooms. There they saw men’s boots and children’s hats. There were ladies’ things too. There were ladies’ dresses and shoes. They also saw their uncles’ shirts and their aunts’ bags. Then Grandpa told them that they could have anything they liked. The children went home with big bundles in their hands.
Answer the questions.
1. Who went to their Grandparents’ home?
2. Why did the children visit the old home?
3. Why do you think Grandpa gave them the things that his children owned?
4. How do you take care of things given to you?
Read the phrases taken from the story. aunts’ bag cousins’ visit grandparents’ home ladies’ things ladies’ dresses and shoes uncles’ shirts men’s boots children’s hats
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What have you noticed in each phrase?
How is ownership or possession expressed in the group of phrases? - Plural nouns ending in s show ownership by adding apostrophe ( ‘ ) only. (mothers’ class)
- Plural nouns not ending in s show ownership by adding ‘s.
(men’s uniform)
Look at the examples. the houses of the teachers

the teachers’ houses

the shirts of the boys

the boys’ shirts

the truck of the firemen

the firemen’s truck

Which is the shortest way of expressing possession?

Let’s Do This
Write the possessive form of each plural noun. The first one is done for you.
1.

the hats of the women

the women’s hats

2.

the gowns of the ladies

____________________________

3.

the caps of the policemen
____________________________

4.

the notebooks of my brother ____________________________

5.

the tails of the monkeys
____________________________

6.

the jackets of the men

____________________________

Check your answers using the Answer Key. What’s your score?

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Let’s Do More
Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive form of the nouns in the parentheses. Do this on a piece of paper.
1. The (parents) _____________ meeting was successful.
2. The (babies) ______________ toys were kept in their rooms.
3. The young (girls) _______________ plan is to visit their
(grandparents) ___________ home.
4. The (men) _____________ uniforms are new.
5. Have you seen the (children) ________________ show?

Let’s Remember This

How do plural nouns show ownership?
-

Nouns have different ways of showing ownership.
Plural nouns show possession in two ways.

-

Add apostrophe ( ‘ ) only to plural nouns ending in –
s.
boys’ hats students’ cards

-

Add ‘s if the plural form of the noun does not end in
–s.
seamen’s books children’s toys

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Let’s Test Ourselves
Change the phrases to another way of showing possession.
Here’s an example. the letters of the students

the students’ letters

Start here.
1. the nets of the fishermen

___________________________

2. the caps of the swimmers

___________________________

3. the seats of the drivers

___________________________

4. the shoes of the children

___________________________

5. the books of the teachers

___________________________

Let’s Enrich
Ourselves
Write the possessive form of each plural noun. The first one is done for you.
1.

butchers knife

2.

feet hairs

butchers’ knife

__________________________
3.

clowns balls

__________________________

4.

women party

__________________________

5.

dancers costume

__________________________
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6.

horses speed

__________________________

Answer Key

Let’s Try This
1. children’s balloons
2. Filipino artists’ paintings
3. men’s adventure
4. speakers’ words
5. birds’ songs
6. monkeys’ antics
Let’s Do This
1.

the ladies’ gowns

2.

the policemen’s caps

3.

my brothers’ notebooks

4.

the monkeys’ tails

5.

the men’s jackets

Let’s Do More
1.

parents’

2.

babies’

3.

girls’, grandparents’

4.

men’s

5.

children’s
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Let’s Test Ourselves
1.

the fishermen’s nets

2.

the swimmers’ caps

3.

the drivers’ seats

4.

the children’s shoes

5.

the teachers’ books

Let’s Enrich Ourselves
1.

feet’s hairs

2.

clowns’ balls

3.

women’s party

4.

dancers’ costume

5.

horses’ speed

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