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APOSTROPHESBy Liza Milicevic
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What an apostrophe looks like:
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APOSTROPHES
People are usually confused and ask themselves when I
should use them or if they go before or after thes.
What are apostrophes used for?
Apostrophes are used to show possession and omission.
Possession is when you own something. Omission is when letters are missing from a word.
Omission
Possession
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APOSTROPHES TO SHOW POSSESSION (RULES)
To show or indicate possession the possessive form of a noun is shown as follows:
In the singular, the possessive form is made by adding –'s For example:
bird the bird's nest
boy the boy's football
school the school's classroom
When the plural form of a noun is made by adding –s to the singular, the possessive
is shown by adding an apostrophe (') after the plural, that is to say- the possessive isshown by adding an apostrophe after the –s (s'). For example:
bird the birds' nests
boy the boys' footballs
school the schools' classrooms
When the plural form of a noun isnotmade by adding –s (irregular plural), thepossessive is shown by adding –'s.For example:
men the men's cars
children the children 'sbooks
women the women 's changing room
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APOSTROPHES TO SHOW OMISSION
(RULES)
To indicate when a letter or letters have been
missed out of a word(when a word or words have
been shortened of the written and spoken form of
a word).For example:
Ididn't understand that.It's not fair. Youweren't
paying attention.
Examples of words:
did not - didn't
it is - it's
I am - I'm
I will - I'll
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ADD THE APOSTROPHES IF NEEDED
QUIZ
Its mine.
Answer: It's mine.
It was the banks fault. Answer: It was the bank's fault.
This coffees too sweet.
Answer: This coffee's too sweet.
I gave it to the childrens mother.
Answer: I gave it to the children's mother.
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