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Title: Singular possessive nouns

Grade: 4-a Lesson: S1-L3

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	The____(boy) coat is small.
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 correct. "Boy’s" is a singular possessive noun because it shows something belonging to one boy. The apostrophe and "s" at the end tell us it’s his, like "the boy’s coat" means the coat belongs to that one boy."	boy’s
6	Choice.B	Choice B is incorrect because "boys" is a plural noun, not singular. A singular possessive noun shows ownership by one person or thing, like "boy’s" for one boy’s coat.	boys
7	Choice.C	Choice C is incorrect because boys' is a plural possessive noun. It shows that something belongs to more than one boy, not just one.	boys'
8	Choice.D	Choice D is incorrect because "boy" is a singular noun, not a possessive one. To make it possessive, we add 's to show ownership, like "boy’s coat"	boy
9	Step:	Word given in the parentheses - boy
10	Step:	Singular possessive noun of the word - "boy’s"
11	Step:	Complete sentence - The boy’s coat is small.
12	Answer	Choice A
13	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

The____(boy) coat is small.

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 correct. "Boy’s" is a singular possessive noun because it shows something belonging to one boy. The apostrophe and "s" at the end tell us it’s his, like "the boy’s coat" means the coat belongs to that one boy."

boy’s

Choice.B

Choice B is incorrect because "boys" is a plural noun, not singular. A singular possessive noun shows ownership by one person or thing, like "boy’s" for one boy’s coat.

boys

Choice.C

Choice C is incorrect because boys' is a plural possessive noun. It shows that something belongs to more than one boy, not just one.

boys'

Choice.D

Choice D is incorrect because "boy" is a singular noun, not a possessive one. To make it possessive, we add 's to show ownership, like "boy’s coat"

boy

Step:

Word given in the parentheses - boy

Step:

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

Step:

Complete sentence - The boy’s coat is small.

Answer

Choice A

Sumup

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