LESSON 1.8 Determiners Part 2

Determiners Part 2:

Nouns with Apostrophes

As you have learned, determiners are servants.  They help the king.

 

a

an

the

my

our

your

every

 

his

its

their

Determiners 2 Activity 1

Sing:        a, an, the

                a, an, the

                my, our, your, every, my, our, your, every

                Have you ever seen such a sight in your life,

                As … his, its, their.  his, its, their.

If you play chess, think of determiners as the pawns. 

Determiners 2 Activity 1

Name the part of speech for the three sentences below.  Feel free to use the list of determiners.

Noun     =        N

Verb     =        V

Servant  =       D

Example:        Our squirrel loves peanut butter.

                        D         N         V         N         N

                        Our squirrel loves peanut butter.

  1. Her rabbit sings opera.

2. The gorilla holds a banana.

3. Their emojis show emotion.

Nouns + Apostrophes

The 11th determiner is a noun + an apostrophe.

For example, What part of speech is Alice’s in Alice’s Restaurant?

  1. Try the noun test. Can we say The Alice’s? or The females named Alice’s?
  2. Try the verb tests. Can we say She Alice’s or They Alice’s?

We have eliminated the noun and verb.  Alice is a noun (The female named Alice) plus an apostrophe.

What About Plurals?

But can’t you say—

My rabbits’ sing opera?

The gorillas’ hold banana?

The emoji’s show emotion?

Spelling

Don’t put apostrophes where they don’t belong. Apostrophes show numbers or letters deleted. Nothing has been taken away from the examples on the left.  Therefore, there is no apostrophe. 

                        My rabbits sing opera.                         Not: My rabbits’ sing opera.

                        The gorillas hold banana.                    Not: The gorillas’ hold bananas.

                        The emojis show emotion.                  Not: The emoji’s show emotion.

Determiners 2 Activity 3

Name the part of speech for the three sentences below.  Feel free to use the list of determiners.

Noun               =          N

Verb               =          V

Servant           =          D         Remember to watch for apostrophes!

    1. Judy’s father               raises               Christmas                  trees.
  2.  
    1. My dad’s               pet                   skunk               likes                carrots.
  3.  
    1. Pedro’s dolphin            ate       his       brother’s          ice        cream             cone.

Determiners Activity 4

Work the following activity:   Northern Ireland  Grades 1+

Reinforcement Activities

European Literature:

Queen of Hearts

European History:

Queen Mary I