presentation on apostrophes

8/18/2019 Presentation on Apostrophes

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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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