The "Whose Is It?" Mystery

Sr. Johnson found these items in the Collingwood hallways...

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MISSION: Pull an item from the bag!

When you tell Sr. Johnson who owns it, you are using Possession.

PRE-MISSION SCAN

Who's vs. Whose

Sr. Johnson's secret trick for the Calgary mission:

WHO'S

Test: Replace with "Link is".

"Who's winning?" = "Link is winning!" (TRUE)

WHOSE

Test: Replace with "His / Her".

"Whose Master Sword?" = "His Master Sword?" (TRUE)

This works because Whose shows ownership!

ORIGIN LOG

The Ancient Farmer

HISTORICAL DATA

Imagine you are an ancient farmer. You say:
"The milk from the cow."

To the ancient mind, Origin and Ownership were the same!

If something comes from you, it belongs to you.
The heat from the fire → The fire's heat.
The sword from the king → The king's sword.

RULE 1

The Noun Follower

Sr. Johnson says: "If you use an apostrophe, something MUST follow it."

DATA: BIKINI BOTTOM

Correct: Mario's Hat. (A noun follows!)

Wrong: ❌ ~~Mario's jumps.~~ (No! 'Jump' is a verb.)

Don't put an apostrophe before an action word! If it's a verb, Mario is just doing it, not owning it.

RULE 2

The Plural Trap

Many (Plural) does not mean you need a hook!

A-L-I-E-N-S

The aliens landed in Calgary.

(Lots of aliens! No one owns the landing.)

A-L-I-E-N-'S

The alien's spaceship.

(One alien owns a spaceship. Use the hook!)

RULE 3

The "S" Law

If a name ends in 'S', like Lucas or Jones, do not change it!

TRANSCRIPT LOG: Sr. Johnson

Correct: Princess Peach's castle.

Correct: Jones' house.

Challenge: What is wrong with "Luigi's jumps"?

RULE 4

Sustain the Breath

Even if we only add a hook (like Lucas'), Sr. Johnson says you must say the extra syllable!

PHONETIC DATA: SMOOTH ENGLISH

"Be generous with the amount of Z you give. Sustain it with a lot of breath!"

Charles' = Charles-iz

James' = James-iz

Lucas' = Lucas-iz

Names ending in S get that extra "-iz" sound regardless of the spelling!

RULE 5

The Irregular Upgrade

Ganon and Bowser hate these words because they don't end in 'S'!

LOGIC LOG

If a plural word does NOT end in 'S' (like children or geese):

Use the 's hook normally!

Treat them like Sr. Johnson—they are unique!

LAB WORK

Apostrophe Surgery

Apply the Bandage to fix Collingwood's broken code!

1. Sr. Johnson’s spaceship is ready for Calgary flight.

2. SpongeBob’s Krabby Patty is missing!

3. Zelda’s shield is in Calgary.

4. Mario’s red hat.

5. Lucas’ sword.

6. The Koopas’ shells are hard.

7. The children’s school is Collingwood.

8. The geese’s honks in Calgary.

9. Bowser’s fire.

10. Jones’ family house.

MISSION CHECK

Ownership Protocol

Sr. Johnson needs 8 Calgary Volunteers to help Collingwood Campus!

[ SCANNING COLLINGWOOD VOLUNTEER #1... ]

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SUCCESS!

FIELD DATA

Irregular Data Logs

These plural words do NOT end in 'S'. Sr. Johnson says treat them normally!

CHILDREN

Singular: Child
Plural: Children

The _______ backpacks.

PEOPLE

Singular: Person
Plural: People

The _______ Calgary city.

MICE

Singular: Mouse
Plural: Mice

The _______ cheese.

FINAL CHALLENGE: Draw a Moose's Birthday Party!