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Study Spanish: Possessive Pronouns
This explanation of possessive pronouns in Spanish offers examples that illustrate their use. Students may test their mastery of this concept with a quiz that follows the lesson.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes and Possession
This lesson focuses on the use of apostrophes to show possession. It explains when to add apostrophe s, when to add only an apostrophe, how to show joint possession, and how to show possession with compound nouns. It provides examples of...
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K12 Reader: Possessive Nouns
Take a look at examples of possessive nouns, both singular and plural.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes and Possession
Six slides introducing apostrophes and how they can be used properly with singular and plural nouns to show possession.
Get It Write
Get It Write: Using the Possessive Case With Gerunds
This site gives a very clear explanation of a gerund and its noun qualities. This resource explains how to use the possessive case with a gerund. A quiz is provided to check understanding of this concept.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Possessives and Gerunds
A screencast lesson [5:41] explaining how possessive pronouns are used with gerunds and gerund phrases.
Fact Monster
Fact Monster: Pronouns: Subjective, Objective, Possessive, Demonstrative, Etc.
This grammatical reference shares definitions of each type of pronoun. Each category of pronoun includes several examples. The following types of pronouns are included: demonstrative pronouns, indefinite pronouns, intensive pronouns,...
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Teaching Plural Possessives
This site focuses on teaching plural possessive nouns and pronouns including what they are and methods of teaching them including using flashcards, and plural possessive Bingo, Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy.
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Pronouns: Possessive Pronouns
An explanation of possessive pronouns along with examples and example sentences. Includes a short quiz at the end.
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Debbie Candau: Sailing Through 1st Grade: Possessive Pronouns
Notes and links to printouts on possessive pronouns.
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My English Pages: Grammar Exercises Possessive Pronouns
Create eight possessive pronouns and choose the correct possessive pronoun for each of eight different sentences in this exercise.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Possessive Pronouns: Practice Sheets
Two practice sheets asking students to choose the correct possessive pronoun to complete each sentence.
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Grammar quizzes.com: Possessive Nouns: Indicating Possession
A series of carts containing rules and examples of possessives including singular and plural common nouns, proper nouns, inanimate nouns, days and holidays, and numbers and letters. A fourteen-question practice exercise follows the...
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Jefferson County School District: What Possessed You
Designed for 3rd graders, this Internet viewable slide show from Jefferson County School District introduces the rules for forming possessives and provides guided practice.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Writing Skills: Possessives
This lesson focuses on recognizing and demonstrating the standard use of apostrophes when using both singular and plural. It also provides a practice exercise.
Get It Write
Get It Write: Possessives: The Issue of Ownership
Are you confused about how to express separate or joint ownership? This tutorial offers examples and explanations about which constructions are correct. A brief quiz checks your understanding.
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Possessive Adjectives/determiners
This site from the Tex's French Grammar is a wonderful site with clear explanation of the possessive adjectives/determiners, with usage examples (written and audio) and interactive practice exercises.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Exercise Plurals & Possessives
This site offers exercises in the sometimes confusing use of plurals of possessives. In each space write "C" if correct, or "I" if incorrect. Then click on "Submit Application" for the answers.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
Flashcards is an interactive version of flashcards; one side of the card has a noun and the other has the possessive form of the noun. Students just click on the card to see the other side.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
This matching game asks students to match singular and possessive nouns with their plural forms. Java is required.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
This matching game has students match the singular and plural possessive nouns to their plural forms while remembering the location of each pair. Java is required.
English Zone
English Zone: Basic Possessives 1
This site offers a 10 question quiz in with fill-in-the blank statements and three choices of possessive noun spellings. Make your choice and find out the correct answer.
Other
Possessive Nouns Rules and Practice
Use these handy rules to help how to create a possessive form.
Google
Debbie Candau: Possessive Pronouns
Practice using possessive pronouns by circling all of the pronouns that fit correctly into the blank in each sentence.