Grade 3 English Language - Apostrophes for Singular Possessive to nouns — Flashcards | 3rd Grade Language Arts | FatSkills

Grade 3 English Language - Apostrophes for Singular Possessive to nouns — Flashcards

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The cat’s tail. This cat owns her own tail and that is why there is an apostrophe and an ‘s’. If that wasn’t there then that would mean there was more than one cat. If you know the cat is called Ginny, then you’d write ‘Ginny’s tail’. If you don’t know the name you use the noun to describe it - like cat. You have to make sure that the cat still owns its tail by showing possession through the apostrophe.

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This cat's tail is in the air. Why is there an apostrophe in the word 'cat's'?
Because the cat owns his tail.
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