★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ★ Name: ____________________________ ★ ★ ★ Combining Sentences Using ★ ★ ★ ★ Plural Possessive Nouns ★ ★ Read each pair of sentences, then combine them to write one sentence using a plural possessive noun. ★ ★ Example: The teacher returned the essays. The essays belonged to the students. ★ ★ The teacher returned the students’ essays. ★ ★ ★ ★ 1. The instructor packed away the costumes. The costumes belonged to the dancers. ★ ★ ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ 2. The tutors checked the homework. The homework belonged to the children. ★ ★ ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ ★ 3. We saw the tiny eggs in the nest. The nest belonged to the birds. ★ ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ ★ 4. The complaints angered the teachers. The complaints were made by the parents. ★ ★ ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★★★★ ★ 5. I put away the art supplies. The art supplies belonged to the students. ★ ★ ★ _______________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ ★ 6. The uniforms are red, white, and blue. The uniforms belong to the cheerleaders. ★ ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ ★ 7. The teacher returned the books to the library. The books belonged to the children. ★ ★ ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ 8. Barack Obama was the choice for president. The choice was made by the people. ★ ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Copyright © 2013 K12reader.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms. www.k12reader.com ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ★ ★ KEY Name: ____________________________ ★ ★ Combining Sentences Using ★ ★ ★ ★ Plural Possessive Nouns ★ ★ Read each pair of sentences, then combine them to write one sentence using a plural possessive noun. ★ ★ Example: The teacher returned the essays. The essays belonged to the students. ★ ★ The teacher returned the students’ essays. ★ ★ ★ ★ 1. The instructor packed away the costumes. The costumes belonged to the dancers. ★ ★ The instructor packed away the dancers’ costumes. ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ 2. The tutors checked the homework. The homework belonged to the children. ★ ★ ★ The tutors checked the children’s homework. ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ ★ 3. We saw the tiny eggs in the nest. The nest belonged to the birds. ★ We saw the tiny eggs in the birds’ nest. ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ ★ 4. The complaints angered the teachers. The complaints were made by the parents. ★ ★ The parents’ complaints angered the teachers. ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★★★★ ★ 5. I put away the art supplies. The art supplies belonged to the students. ★ ★ ★ I put away the students’ art supplies. _______________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ ★ 6. The uniforms are red, white, and blue. The uniforms belong to the cheerleaders. ★ The cheerleaders’ uniforms are red, white, and blue. ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ ★ 7. The teacher returned the books to the library. The books belonged to the children. ★ ★ The teacher returned the children’s books to the library. ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ ★ 8. Barack Obama was the choice for president. The choice was made by the people. ★ ★ ________________________________________________________________________ ★ Barack Obama was the people’s choice for president. ★ ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Copyright © 2013 K12reader.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms. www.k12reader.com