
Apostrophes
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English
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8th Grade
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Harley Macbeth
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Apostrophes ( ' )
The apostrophe likes to walk on the wild side. They're these teeny, tiny punctuation marks that are majorly misused every single day.
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We use apostrophe for three things:
- To show possession
- To replace omitted letters (contractions)
- To show plural letters, numbers, and symbols
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Multiple Select
What do we use apostrophes for?
Every time there is an 's' at the end a word
To show possession
Contractions
To make any word plural
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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 Martin's.
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Fill in the Blanks
Replace the underline word to correct the apostrophe error:
Samanthas test is perfect!
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Replace the underlined word to correct the apostrophe error: My sisters apartment is new.
Type answer...
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Note: Do NOT use apostrophes with possessive pronouns!
It's = it is
Its + possessive
who's = who is
whose = possessive
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Multiple Choice
Does the underlined word need an apostrophe?
Its favourite toy is the tennis ball.
Yes
No
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Fill in the Blanks
Rewrite the following underlined word using the correct apostrophe rule.
Who's new shoes are these?
Type answer...
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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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Fill in the Blanks
Replace the underlined words with a contraction using an apostrophe correctly:
Who is going to the block party?
Type answer...
Apostrophes ( ' )
The apostrophe likes to walk on the wild side. They're these teeny, tiny punctuation marks that are majorly misused every single day.
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