Grammar Toolkit Apostrophe What is an apostrophe Grammar

Grammar Toolkit Apostrophe What is an apostrophe?

Grammar Toolkit Apostrophe An apostrophe has two jobs. It shows where letters are missing. I’m a funny guy. = I am a funny guy. Apostrophes also show ownership. Jacob’s hat is too small. Jacob owns the hat.

Grammar Toolkit Apostrophe Words with missing letters are called contractions. They are mainly used in informal writing and when writing dialogue. What do these ones mean? I’ve I have don’t do not it’s it is isn’t is not shouldn’t should not he’ll he will or he shall they’d they had or they would we’ve we have that’s that is who’s who is won’t will not ’ 90 s 1990 s An apostrophe can also show that numbers are missing.

Grammar Toolkit Apostrophe To show ownership with an apostrophe, place the apostrophe after the last letter of the owner. To make a singular noun show ownership, add an apostrophe and s. Michele’s crazy dance. To make a plural noun show ownership, also add an apostrophe and s. But if the plural already ends in s, just add an apostrophe. the children’s dancing the girls’ dancing

Grammar Toolkit Apostrophe Make the coloured words in these sentences show ownership. Getting out of bed is Alicia’s ’s problem. The room was scattered with babies’’ toys. ’s side. I’ll sit on the driver’s ’s speeches were the best. The women’s Both drivers’’ cars were damaged.

Grammar Toolkit Apostrophes can be tricky. Remember these rules: • Possessive pronouns don’t need an apostrophe. his hers its ours yours theirs • it’s does not show ownership. It’s means it is. • If two people own something together, only the second person gets an apostrophe. I love Mitchell and Maya’s new house.

Grammar Toolkit Apostrophe • Punctuation helps others to understand our writing. • An apostrophe (’) shows ownership or that letters are missing from a word (contraction). • The words with apostrophes in this sentence are red: I can’t believe your brother’s attitude.

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