Question

now its your turn.

add the missing possessive apostrophes to the sentences below.

next tuesdays weather will be hot and sunny.

i will be ready in a moments time.

the suns rays are very strong.

the bridesmaids dresses were all different.

my cats name is sukie. your cats names are tom and jerry.

you will hopefully have noticed that some possessors are followed by just an apostrophe and others have an apostrophe and an s. this depends on whether the possessor ends in s or whether it is singular or plural.

watch the video on the next frame to find out more.

Explanation:

Identify singular possessives

We need to add possessive apostrophes to singular nouns.

• "Tuesdays weather" refers to the weather of Tuesday (singular). It becomes "Tuesday's".
• "a moments time" refers to the time of a single moment (singular). It becomes "moment's".
• "suns rays" refers to the rays of the sun (singular). It becomes "sun's".
• "cats name" in the first part of the fifth sentence refers to the name of one cat (singular). It becomes "cat's".

These applications rely on identifying Singular Nouns to form singular possessives by adding 's.

Identify plural possessives

We need to add possessive apostrophes to plural nouns.

• "bridesmaids dresses" refers to the dresses of multiple bridesmaids (plural ending in -s). It becomes "bridesmaids'".
• "cats names" in the second part of the fifth sentence refers to the names of multiple cats (plural ending in -s). It becomes "cats'".

These applications rely on identifying Plural Nouns to form plural possessives by adding just an apostrophe after the s.

Reconstruct the sentences

We will now apply these corrections to rewrite each sentence with the correct possessive punctuation.

• Sentence 1: "Next Tuesday's weather will be hot and sunny."
• Sentence 2: "I will be ready in a moment's time."
• Sentence 3: "The sun's rays are very strong."
• Sentence 4: "The bridesmaids' dresses were all different."
• Sentence 5: "My cat's name is Sukie. Your cats' names are Tom and Jerry."

Answer:

Question 1

Next Tuesday's weather will be hot and sunny.

Question 2

I will be ready in a moment's time.

Question 3

The sun's rays are very strong.

Question 4

The bridesmaids' dresses were all different.

Question 5

My cat's name is Sukie. Your cats' names are Tom and Jerry.