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Title: Singular possessive nouns

Grade: 4-a Lesson: S1-L3

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	A____(fish) gills allow it to breathe under the water.
2	Clue	Possessive noun indicates ownership.
3	Hint	Add an apostrophe and the letter “s” to the word.
4	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?
5	Choice.A	Choice A is incorrect because "fishs" is not a word in English. The correct singular possessive form is "fish’s," as "A fish’s gills."	fishs
6	Choice.B	Choice B is correct. "Fish’s" is a singular possesive noun because it shows that something belongs to one fish. When we add 's to a name, Just like "A fish’s gills" tells us that the gills belongs to one fish.	fish’s
7	Choice.C	Choice C is incorrect because "fish" is a singular noun, not a possessive noun. To make it possessive, we would say "fish’s."	fish
8	Choice.D	Choice D is incorrect because fishs' should be "fish’s" to show one fish owning something which makes the word to be a singular possessive noun.	fishs
9	Step:	Word given in the parentheses - fish
10	Step:	Singular possessive noun of the word - "fish’s"
11	Step:	Complete sentence - A fish’s gills allow it to breathe under the water.
12	Answer	Choice B
13	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

A____(fish) gills allow it to breathe under the water.

Clue

Possessive noun indicates ownership.

Hint

Add an apostrophe and the letter “s” to the word.

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Choice.A

Choice A is incorrect because "fishs" is not a word in English. The correct singular possessive form is "fish’s," as "A fish’s gills."

fishs

Choice.B

Choice B is correct. "Fish’s" is a singular possesive noun because it shows that something belongs to one fish. When we add 's to a name, Just like "A fish’s gills" tells us that the gills belongs to one fish.

fish’s

Choice.C

Choice C is incorrect because "fish" is a singular noun, not a possessive noun. To make it possessive, we would say "fish’s."

fish

Choice.D

Choice D is incorrect because fishs' should be "fish’s" to show one fish owning something which makes the word to be a singular possessive noun.

fishs

Step:

Word given in the parentheses - fish

Step:

Singular possessive noun of the word - "fish’s"

Step:

Complete sentence - A fish’s gills allow it to breathe under the water.

Answer

Choice B

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?