PDF-Apostrophes

brPage 1br QHLJKERXUV 7KHYH GURSSHG LQ LQ WKH ODVW IHZ GDV I ZH FDQW QG LWV RZQHU brPage 2br ZRUGV LV RIWHQ VHHQ DV LQVXIFLHQWO IRUPDO brPage 3br 7KXV WKH XVH RI DSRVWURSKHV GHSH. Either way add an s if a noun or indefinite pronoun like so meone anybody and so on does not already end in s Not sure where to put the apostrophe Turn the words inside out by asking Who does this thing belong to or what is this thing associ ated The main uses of apostrophes are to show ownership eg Charlie is Jennys cat means the cat named Charlie belongs to Jenny and to show missing letters in words eg its it is for it has shouldve for should have In academic writing words that use apostr Underpins . the following . Functional . English . coverage . & range . statement.. Level 2. Punctuate written text using commas, apostrophes and inverted commas accurately . http. ://www.ofqual.gov.uk. 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”. By Brianna Brock and Sam Ramos. Grammar Matters!. Here’s a quick lesson.. What is Singular. The word singular. . denotes a quantity of one. Singular contrasts with plural, which denotes with plural, which denotes more than one.. How are apostrophes used?. With contractions—place the apostrophe where the letter(s) has been removed. Don’t, isn’t, hasn’t, you’re, y’all, let’s, we’ll, etc.. To show possession (singular and plural). Cut out punctuation crime. Make punctuation marks work harder. Complete this course, in order to become a punctuation detective.. The . Punctuation . Detective Agency. A timer at the top of the screen indicates that the slide may have timed elements.. Components to cover:. PUNCTUATIONS. CONTEXT CLUES. WHAT IS PUNCTUATION?. Punctuation.  is "the use of spacing, conventional signs, and certain typographical devices as aids to the understanding and correct reading, both silently and aloud, of handwritten and printed texts.. Curriculum links. Rs/L1.2 Use punctuation to help their understanding . (a) understand the function of the omissive apostrophe to indicate an contracted word form in texts written in an informal style . 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. When do we use apostrophes?. When we use . contractions. or show . possession. What is a contraction?. When two words become . one. Could not---couldn. ’. t . I am---I. ’. m. Do not---don. ’. t. Apostrophes in contractions. Day 1. Apostrophes in contractions. . I know that I can make one shorter word from two words by leaving out some letters and adding an apostrophe. These new words are called contractions. . RCSHS. KAY M. HEDRICK. Pick up the handout from the bookcase at the front of the room. . Define the following four words in the appropriate location:. Shell. She’ll. Shed. She’d. INDEPENDENT WORK. 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:.