PPT-The Apostrophe The Apostrophe

The apostrophe has a few uses To show possession Frodos task was to deliver the ring to Mordor possession To show omission of a letters a contraction . 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. “The Long Bike Ride”. Possessive Nouns. To form the . possessive. of most singular nouns, add an apostrophe and s: . Examples: . Jack’s bicycle. . The girls concern for the dolphin was genuine. (girl’s concern). Alliteration. The repetition of sounds especially of the initial consonant. Alliteration. The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way. . Anaphora. The repetition of the same word. A. naphora. This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars. 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 . 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.. 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 . What the little do-hickey is really for. The APOSTROPHE is usually used for only TWO REASONS:. 1. Use the apostrophe to join two words together in a . contraction. No… not this kind!. <. iframe. “We always had governed ourselves, and we always meant to.” ~farmer at Battle of Lexington, April 1775. “The flame is kindled and like lightning it catches from Soul to Soul.” ~Abigail Adams. 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:.