Problem Overview:
The task involves completing sentences by choosing the correct possessive noun form. The key concept here is understanding how to form singular possessive nouns. To form a singular possessive noun, you generally add an apostrophe and an "s" (`'s`) to the end of the noun. If the noun already ends in "s," you can either add just an apostrophe (`'`) or an apostrophe and an "s" (`'s`), depending on the style guide being followed.
Solution:
Let's go through each sentence and determine the correct possessive form:
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1. Here is Pauls / Paul's coat.
- Correct:
Paul's coat
- Explanation: The possessive form of "Paul" is "Paul's."
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2. Have you seen Jills / Jill's book?
- Correct:
Jill's book
- Explanation: The possessive form of "Jill" is "Jill's."
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3. Let's hear Allen's / Allens opinion.
- Correct:
Allen's opinion
- Explanation: The possessive form of "Allen" is "Allen's."
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4. We'll use Franks / Frank's lamp.
- Correct:
Frank's lamp
- Explanation: The possessive form of "Frank" is "Frank's."
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5. I heard Regina's / Reginas voice.
- Correct:
Regina's voice
- Explanation: The possessive form of "Regina" is "Regina's."
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6. All the girls / girls' jackets are over here.
- Correct:
girls' jackets
- Explanation: This is a plural possessive noun. Since "girls" is already plural, we add only an apostrophe (`'`) to show possession.
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7. It's Liam's / Liams turn to lead the pledge of allegiance.
- Correct:
Liam's turn
- Explanation: The possessive form of "Liam" is "Liam's."
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8. The city's / cities streets are not safe.
- Correct:
city's streets
- Explanation: This refers to the streets belonging to one city, so the singular possessive form "city's" is used.
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9. My mother's / mothers luck is always good.
- Correct:
mother's luck
- Explanation: This refers to the luck belonging to one mother, so the singular possessive form "mother's" is used.
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10. The meetings / meeting's leader isn't here yet.
- Correct:
meeting's leader
- Explanation: This refers to the leader of one meeting, so the singular possessive form "meeting's" is used.
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Final Answers:
1.
Paul's coat
2.
Jill's book
3.
Allen's opinion
4.
Frank's lamp
5.
Regina's voice
6.
girls' jackets
7.
Liam's turn
8.
city's streets
9.
mother's luck
10.
meeting's leader
Boxed Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\text{1. Paul's coat, 2. Jill's book, 3. Allen's opinion, 4. Frank's lamp, 5. Regina's voice, 6. girls' jackets, 7. Liam's turn, 8. city's streets, 9. mother's luck, 10. meeting's leader}
}
\]
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of singular and plural possessives worksheet.
