Starter quiz
- What does 'plural' mean?
- only one
- equal to
- more than one ✓
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- What does 'singular' mean?
- only one ✓
- equal to
- more than one
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- Which of these are plural nouns that do not end in s?
- geese ✓
- buses
- teeth ✓
- clocks
- feet ✓
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- What belongs to Sofia in the following sentence? 'Sofia's sticker chart was on the desk and Ms Douglas found it for her.'
- desk
- Ms Douglas
- sticker chart ✓
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- What belongs to the children in the following sentence? 'We saw the children's school when we were on the bus going to the theatre.'
- bus
- school ✓
- theatre
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- Why is there no s after the apostrophe in the following sentence? 'All the teachers' jeans had grass stains on them after Sports Day.'
- The noun 'teachers' is singular.
- Nothing belongs to the teachers in this sentence.
- The noun 'teachers' is plural. ✓
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Exit quiz
- What does 'possess' mean?
- to see
- to position
- to belong
- to own ✓
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- What belongs to Lucas in the following sentence? 'I went to Lucas' home at the weekend and we played a lot of games.'
- home ✓
- games
- weekend
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- Who possesses the diary in the following sentence? 'Aisha's diary was safely stored in her cupboard and Izzy had seen it.'
- Aisha ✓
- Aisha and Izzy
- Izzy
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- What is the pair of words that signals that something belongs to a plural noun in the following sentence? 'The books' pages had all been torn by the naughty toddler'.
- been torn
- naughty toddler
- books' pages ✓
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- What belongs to the people in the following sentence? 'The people's votes had been counted and verified and the result was clear.'
- votes ✓
- result
- clear
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- Match the nouns to their correct tags.
- children⇔plural common noun ✓
- goose⇔singular common noun ✓
- Izzy⇔singular proper noun ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- An apostrophe has more than one purpose.
- An apostrophe can show if a noun belongs to another singular noun.
- An apostrophe can show if a noun belongs to another plural noun.
- There are rules for where to place the apostrophe for possession depending on if the noun is singular or plural.
- Apostrophes for singular possession or for plural possession are useful to make our meaning clear.
Common misconception
Pupils incorrectly place the apostrophe in the singular or plural noun that possesses the second noun.
An apostrophe is placed before the s at the end of the first noun when it is a singular noun that owns the second noun. An apostrophe is placed after the s at the end of the first noun when it is a plural noun that owns the second noun.
Keywords
Apostrophe for possession - a punctuation mark that can be used to show if a noun belongs to another singular or plural noun
Singular - only one
Plural - more than one
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