PPT-Singular Possessive Apostrophes

By Brianna Brock and Sam Ramos Grammar Matters Heres 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. 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.. . Lesson . Four. Possessive Nouns. Definition. The . POSSESSIVE. form of a noun shows ownership or relationship.. man. laptop. man’s laptop . How to form a . Possessive noun. There are . three rules for forming possessive nouns:. SINGULAR NOUNS – POSSESSIVE FORM. NOUNS NOT ENDING IN . S. OR THE SOUND OF . S. Add an apostrophe and . s. . . . a person’s name. . Mr. Hill’s statement. . an attorney’s fee. NOUNS ENDING IN . When . and. Where . to. Use . an. Apostrophe. Possessive Nouns. . or. Plural Nouns. Do not confuse possessive nouns with plural nouns:. Most plural nouns end in –. s. or –. es. .. boy boys. Possessive Adjectives. T. he . adjective which is used to point out the noun that belongs to . someone. . My. Your. . His. . Her . Its . Our. Their . This is my book. . Your car is outside. . His sister is younger than him. . 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. Knowing How to use the apostrophe + S. Possessive Nouns--Singular. A possessive noun is a noun that names who or what has something…hence the word . possessive. …. Most singular nouns require an ’s to show possession.. Elephants (plural). Elephant. ’s. (singular possessive). Elephant. s’ . (singular possessive). Apostrophes – Three Uses. The apostrophe has three uses. :. To form possessives of nouns. To show the omission of letters. To indicate certain plurals of lowercase letters. Forming Possessives of Nouns. A noun is possessive if a phrase can be changed to say that an item or idea belongs to someone else.. Example:. . The musket that belongs to Pa. was lost.. . Pa’s musket. was lost.. 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:. Pronouns Mini-Lesson. Lesson Objectives:. Identify Antecedents . . Identify and distinguish the difference between a personal and possessive pronoun. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement. A. . pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.. AFTER. the noun instead of before.. Normally you used . mi(s), . tu. (s), . su. (s), y . nuestro. (as). in front of a noun.. Example: . mis. amigos, . tu. . libro. , . su. casa, . nuestro. . amario.