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Title: Singular possessive nouns

Grade: 4-a Lesson: S1-L3

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	__(Rick) arm is broken.
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 "Ricks" is a plural noun, not singular. It should be "Rick’s" (with an apostrophe) to show possession for a single person named Rick.	Ricks
6	Choice.B	Choice B is incorrect because Ricks' has an apostrophe, which is used for plural possessive nouns. For a singular possessive noun like "Rick’s," we only use one apostrophe before the 's'.	Ricks'
7	Choice.C	Choice C is correct. "Rick’s" is a singular possesive noun because it shows that something belongs to Rick. When we add s to a name after the apostrophe, like "Rick’s" it means something is his. Here, "Rick’s arm"" means the arm belongs to Rick.	Rick’s
8	Choice.D	Choice D is incorrect because "Rick" is a singular proper noun, not a possessive noun. A possessive noun shows ownership, like "Rick’s arm."	Rick
9	Step:	Word given in the parentheses - Rick
10	Step:	Singular possessive noun of the word - "Rick’s".
11	Step:	Complete sentence - Rick’s arm is broken.
12	Answer	Choice C
13	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

__(Rick) arm is broken.

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 "Ricks" is a plural noun, not singular. It should be "Rick’s" (with an apostrophe) to show possession for a single person named Rick.

Ricks

Choice.B

Choice B is incorrect because Ricks' has an apostrophe, which is used for plural possessive nouns. For a singular possessive noun like "Rick’s," we only use one apostrophe before the 's'.

Ricks'

Choice.C

Choice C is correct. "Rick’s" is a singular possesive noun because it shows that something belongs to Rick. When we add s to a name after the apostrophe, like "Rick’s" it means something is his. Here, "Rick’s arm"" means the arm belongs to Rick.

Rick’s

Choice.D

Choice D is incorrect because "Rick" is a singular proper noun, not a possessive noun. A possessive noun shows ownership, like "Rick’s arm."

Rick

Step:

Word given in the parentheses - Rick

Step:

Singular possessive noun of the word - "Rick’s".

Step:

Complete sentence - Rick’s arm is broken.

Answer

Choice C

Sumup

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