PPT-Apostrophes

How are apostrophes used With contractionsplace the apostrophe where the letters has been removed Dont isnt hasnt youre yall lets well etc To show possession singular and plural. If you have any suggestions corrections or improvements please contact us You can contact us at PO Box 3 New Mills High Peak SK22 4QP Phone 01663 744409 Fax 01663 747038 Email infoplainenglishcouk Website wwwplainenglishcouk Copyright Plain English 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 They dont care do not Im available I am Its for you It is Youre fired You are Shes havin fun She Is having Note Use of such contractions as those shown above especially the last one may not be appropriate in expository writing but important in writi 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.. 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.. 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.. .) TIME AND MEASUREMENT APOSTROPHES indicate time value and measurement in certain Copyright 2010, University of Washington apostrophes.pdf CONTRACTION APOSTROPHES make two words into one for ease 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.. Name Date – Exercise 3 Thi s handout accompanies Exercise 3 of Grammar Bytes! Get the answers by doing the interactive version of the exercise at this address : http://chompchomp.com/exer 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 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:.