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Title: Plural possessive nouns

Grade: 4-a Lesson: S1-L4

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	Jamie put the____(shrimps) tails in a bowl.
2	Clue	Possessive noun indicates ownership.
3	Hint	Plural possessive nouns end with an apostrophe "s" to the word.To form the possessive of plural noun that ends in -s, add an apostrophe (') to the end of the word. To form the possessive of a plural, the noun that does not end in -s, add an apostrophe (') and -s
4	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?
5	Choice.A	Choice A is correct. Shrimps' is a plural possessive noun because it shows that the shrimp owns something, like "The shrimps' tails". The apostrophe and "s" after shrimps' tell us they have something, just like "Tom’s toy" shows Tom owns the toy.	shrimps'
6	Choice.B	Choice B is incorrect because "shrimp’s" indicates possession by a single shrimp, not multiple shrimps, and it’s not a plural form. Instead, it should be shrimps' to show possession by more than one shrimp.	shrimp’s
7	Choice.C	Choice C is incorrect. "Shrimps" is a plural noun, not a plural possessive noun. To show possession, we use shrimps' apostrophe "s" after shrimps' then it will become a plural possessive noun.	shrimps
8	Choice.D	Choice D is incorrect because "shrimp" is a singular noun, not a plural possessive noun. The apostrophe and "s" after shrimps' tell us they have something. But here only the word Shrimp is present.	shrimp
9	Step:	Word given in the parentheses - shrimps
10	Step:	Plural possessive noun for the given word - shrimps'
11	Step:	Complete sentence - Jamie put the shrimps' tails in a bowl.
12	Answer	Choice A
13	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

Jamie put the____(shrimps) tails in a bowl.

Clue

Possessive noun indicates ownership.

Hint

Plural possessive nouns end with an apostrophe "s" to the word.To form the possessive of plural noun that ends in -s, add an apostrophe (') to the end of the word. To form the possessive of a plural, the noun that does not end in -s, add an apostrophe (') and -s

Sumup

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

Choice.A

Choice A is correct. Shrimps' is a plural possessive noun because it shows that the shrimp owns something, like "The shrimps' tails". The apostrophe and "s" after shrimps' tell us they have something, just like "Tom’s toy" shows Tom owns the toy.

shrimps'

Choice.B

Choice B is incorrect because "shrimp’s" indicates possession by a single shrimp, not multiple shrimps, and it’s not a plural form. Instead, it should be shrimps' to show possession by more than one shrimp.

shrimp’s

Choice.C

Choice C is incorrect. "Shrimps" is a plural noun, not a plural possessive noun. To show possession, we use shrimps' apostrophe "s" after shrimps' then it will become a plural possessive noun.

shrimps

Choice.D

Choice D is incorrect because "shrimp" is a singular noun, not a plural possessive noun. The apostrophe and "s" after shrimps' tell us they have something. But here only the word Shrimp is present.

shrimp

Step:

Word given in the parentheses - shrimps

Step:

Plural possessive noun for the given word - shrimps'

Step:

Complete sentence - Jamie put the shrimps' tails in a bowl.

Answer

Choice A

Sumup

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