Apostrophes

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Apostrophes
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Apostrophes

• possessive nouns
• contractions
• some plurals

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Apostrophes in Possessives

• Use an apostrophe to form the possessive of any
  noun, whether singular or plural.

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For a singular noun, add s even if the word
ends in s.

• Sams baseball
• Franciss cap

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For plural nouns that end in s, add only an
apostrophe.

• the spectators cheers
• the players uniforms

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For plural nouns that do not end in s, add s

• womens team
• familys plan

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You try some!

• Where is Chris new coat?
• Chriss
• That is the children table.
• childrens

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One more!

• All the girls shoes are black.
• girls

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Use Apostrophes in Contractions

• I am
• Im
• She is
• Shes
• Cannot
• Cant

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Some more!

• You are
• youre
• They have
• theyve
• They are
• theyre

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and some more!

• You will
• youll
• It is
• its
• Was not
• wasnt

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Watch out!

• Dont confuse contractions with possessive
  pronouns.

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Apostrophes in Plurals

• Use an apostrophe and s to form the plural of a
  letter, a numeral, or a word referred to as a
  word.
• What on Earth?????????

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Heres what we mean

• Your is look like es.
• How many 6s are in her uniform number?
• The sportscasters report was filled with no too
  bads and next timess.