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Title: Apostrophe Usage


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Apostrophe Usage
  • A Quick Guide by
  • Samuel Njoroge

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What it looks like
  • This is an apostrophe.

3
Usage
  • Possession of Nouns
  • Possession of Plural Nouns
  • Multiple Nouns
  • Contractions
  • Numbers / Letters

4
Usage Cont
  • Apostrophes are used with nouns to show
    possession.
  • Example The dogs bone.
  • Example This weeks assignment.

5
QUESTION
  • BUT WHAT ABOUT NOUNS ENDING WITH S ???

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ANSWER
  • If the nouns singular -gt Use Apostrophe after
    s
  • Also Add an s if it doesnt lead to an awkward
    pronunciation.

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For Example!
  • Mister Rogers Neighborhood
  • Socrates work
  • Rosss paper
  • Thomass car

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If Noun is Plural
  • Use an apostrophe following the noun.
  • Add s only if the noun does not end in s.

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For Example!
  • Childrens section
  • Curriculas flaws
  • The cats toys
  • The students complaint

10
Omitting Apostrophes
  • Companies, places, and Institutions often omit
    them!
  • Example Starbucks Coffee
  • Peoples Republic

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NO WAY JOSE!
  • Apostrophes are NOT used with possessive
    pronouns.
  • Example his, hers, yours, theirs, ours, its

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Multiple Nouns
  • Apostrophes should be used according to intended
    meaning.
  • Example
  • Bob and Saras wedding was nice.
  • Bobs and Saras weddings were nice.

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Contractions
  • Apostrophes are used in contractions.
  • Example
  • Do not Dont
  • Will not Wont
  • They are theyre
  • It is Its

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Numbers/Letters
  • Apostrophes are also used to indicate missing
    numbers and letters.
  • Example
  • 1990s 90s
  • Nothing Nothin

15
MLA and APA
  • MLA and APA discourage the use of apostrophes in
    some plurals.
  • Example
  • The 1990s
  • A pair of 6s
  • Too many PCs

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Yet another Big NO!
  • Do NOT use apostrophes with non- possessive nouns
    or present-tense verbs.

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Tricky Stuff
  • Only use apostrophe with the word it is -gt its
  • Do NOT use it with the word its
  • Example
  • Do not push its button. (possessive pronoun)
  • Its going to rain. (contraction- It is going to
    rain.)
  • Its fur is soft. (possessive pronoun)
  • Do you know what its for? (contraction- Do you
    know what it is for?)

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Boring Stuff
  • References
  • Hult, C. A., Huckin, T. N. (2005). The
    Apostrophe. In The New Century
  • Handbook (3rd ed., pp. 866-870). New York
    Pearson Education.
  • Notley, S. (2005). Bob the Angry Flower.
    Retrieved October 25, 2005, from
  • http//www.angryflower.com/aposter.html

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THE END!
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