Apostrophe Lesson

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English

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9th Grade

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CCSS

L.2.2C, L.1.1B, L.3.2D

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Jeremy Cifonie

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Apostrophes!

How do we use apostrophes correctly?

We use apostrophes for 3 things:

To show possession
To replace omitted letters (contractions)
To show plural letters, numbers, and symbols

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What do we use apostrophes for?

Every time there is an S at the end of a word

To show possession

Contractions

To make any word plural

Possessive Nouns

Add 's to the end of a noun to make it possessive.
Catherine's homework looks great!
My aunt's house is yellow.
That dog is Matin's.

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Multiple Choice

Does the underlined word need an apostrophe? My best friend's birthday is next weekend.

YES

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Does the underlined word need an apostrophe? The dessert's all smell great.

YES

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Does the underlined word need an apostrophe? There are so many family's at the block party.

YES

Note: Do NOT use apostrophes with possessive prounouns!

It's = it is
its = possessive
who's = who is
whose = possessive

Multiple Choice

Does the underlined word need an apostrophe? Those new shoes are hers.

YES

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Does the underlined word need an apostrophe? Its favorite toy is the tennis ball.

YES

Contractions

Add an apostrophe to replace the missing letters in a contraction.
cannot = can't
should not = shouldn't
it is = it's

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Plural numbers, letters, or symbols

TO BE CLEAR: NOT ALL PLURAL WORDS GET APOSTROPHES!
There are two L's in the word "plural"
There are a lot of 3's in my phone number.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?

Their family has so many dog's.

All those dogs are their's.

All those dogs are my family's.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?

There are so many different ice cream's out there.

My favorite's include mint chocolate chip and butter pecan.

Paula's are strawberry and cookie dough.

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Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?

I want to see a lot of A's on my report card.

Who's keys are these?

i cant forget to turn in my homework.

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How do we use apostrophes correctly?

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