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You can show possession the long way or the short way The long way requires phrase using a word like belong or own A preposition such as of will also do the trick The donut belonging to Vince The hot sports car owned by Sylvia The home of he Watson. Gravity Pilates Tina Gravity Danielle MIND STUDIO MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 8:00 Spartacus Boot Camp Rick 9:30 Barre Marla/Danielle Fusion (L1-2) Naomi Hatha UWC Writing Workshop. Fall 2013. http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWyrN22Zmuo. (courtesy of the Electric Company). Let’s see what’s out there…. What do you know about sentence structure? . What do you think of when you hear “sentence structure?”. 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”. Rule #1. (ownership). Add an apostrophe and –s to show possessive form of . SINGULAR. nouns: (they do not end in s already). 1 dog = dog’s life. 1 girl= girl’s sweater. 1 desk=desk’s top. Rule #2. Three Distinct Jobs. To show possession. Make contractions. Form odd plurals. 1. Showing Possession. The long way of showing possession requires a phrase using a word like . belong. or . own. .. The donut . Mrs. Coats & Mrs. McRae. Why Use an Apostrophe?. To show ownership. To designate a contractions. Showing ownership. To show that one person or thing owns something, you add ‘s. . My car’s tires are getting old.. ). . .. . !. - . ’. . ;. . ,. . :. ”. . ?. (. Copyright © 2014 Write Score LLC. Try reading this statement:. What would be the ideal vacation destination for some it would be a sunny beach on a tropical island but others would prefer a snow covered mountain then again it could be a foreign country or even your own back yard who would choose to stay home well the staycation is becoming more and more popular especially with hard economic times after all traveling always brings some level of stress and vacations should be all about relieving stress.. From the. UWF Writing Lab’s 101 . Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #77. . *In some cases the apostrophe may be omitted.. Use an apostrophe and . –s. to form the plurals of letters, numbers, symbols, and words named as words. . 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. Correcting . Common Sentence Errors. Do you want papers . with . fewer r. ed marks? . This workshop will:. Help you identify common sentence errors. Give you easy ways to make corrections. Enable you to develop your own personal editing checklist. A WAY TO TEACH PUNCTUATION. USING GAMES AS WELL AS . INSTRUCTION YEARS . 3-6. Webinar by Ziptales.com. WHY PUNCTUATE?. I like cooking, my grandmother and my dog. .. I like cooking my grandmother and my dog.. punctuation. By Ms Woodward. (stolen). First rule. of Kung Fu –. Bow to . opponent. Capital letter. Full stop. .. (HA!). Inverted Commas. “...”. (stick tongue out and say . hhoooollllllll. ). Comma. Grammar Toolkit. Apostrophe. Grammar Toolkit. Apostrophe. An apostrophe has two jobs.. It shows where letters are missing. . Apostrophes also show ownership.. I’m. a funny guy. .. =. I am. . a funny guy. Try using a heating pad, hot water bottle or warm pack to your lower abdomen or back for cramping or backache. Have someone give you a back rub or massage. Eat lightly. Take walks. Rest if yo