PPT-The Apostrophe

That Annoying L ittle M ark of Punctuation That Causes So Much Fuss and Makes People Want to Stop Writing and Jump Off a Ledge Because Nobody Knows How to Use it Correctly Even Though It Is as Clear As Day. Look at the following sentence:. A woman without her man is nothing.. Write it down. Over the course of the lesson we will look at punctuation to see how it changes meaning and how it creates different effects.. How and when do we use them?. When do we use them?. To show . possession. (that something . belongs to. someone/something). To show . omission. (that letters have been missed out) – this is also called “contraction”. Apostrophe ‘. an apostrophe is used to show possession, to form plurals, or to show that a letter(s) has been left out of a word.. Apostrophe ‘. In Contractions. an apostrophe is used to show that one or more letters have been left out of a word to form a contraction. Apostrophes communicate important information in written language. Dashes, when used sparingly, add emphasis.. APOSTROPHES. USING APOSTROPHES TO SHOW. Possession. Apostrophes are used to show that one or more things . An apostrophe is used either to indicate possession or to mark missing letters in a word.. When it is used to indicate possession, it appears either right before or right after the . s. at the end of the possessive noun.. Agenda. Book Presentation. Submit “I am Poem”. New Terms. Review Quiz Format. Concrete Poems. Euphony. The use of harmonious sounds that are pleasant to the ear. Seasons of mists and mellow . fruitness. The apostrophe is the most abused and misunderstood item in punctuation. It has a variety of important functions. 1) It indicates a possessive in a singular noun: The boy’s hat The University& Death Personified. In your . journal. , . make a list of five important things . you haven’t . said, but would say to someone if . you had . the guts/knew there would be no consequences. . You can . Read the following sentence silently to yourself.. The father of the boy asked for the help of the volunteers.. Possessive Nouns. Show ownership or possession. Singular Possessive Nouns. Just add an apostrophe and s (‘s). APOSTROPHES. Nouns in possessive case. To form the possessive of most singular nouns, add an apostrophe and an . s. .. Susan’s house. a week’s salary. one boy’s backpack. t. hat car’s tires. Nouns in possessive case. Bellringers. 9/30-10/3. Bellringer. 9/30. INSTRUCTIONS: . The following sentences contain apostrophe errors. Write the sentences as they appear and make corrections.. Annoying music escaped from Michaels ear buds. . Meta-discourse. , . & . Interjection. Ashley Naylor and Emily Maggioncalda. Using emotional pauses/commentary to enhance your informal writing. Meta-discourse. ". beyond" + "discourse. ". reveals . 1. Use an apostrophe in contractions to show that letters have been omitted:. do not = don’t. I will = I’ll. is not = isn’t. she would = she’d. will not = won’t. Use an apostrophe to show that numbers have been omitted:. La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur .