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Apostrophes
Review 1
Used to form the possessive of any noun,
whether singular or plural.
• Add ’s to all singular nouns, and to
plural nouns that do not end in “s”
– Paul’s book is over here.
– Jonas’s book is over there.
– The women’s books were left at home.
• Add just ’ to plural nouns that end in “s”
– All of the carpenters’ tools got wet
Used to make contractions
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they’re (they are)
she’d (she would)
don’t (do not)
you’re (you are)
it’s(it is)
you’ve (you have)
she’s (she is)
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the boy’s (the boy is)
Harry’s (Harry has)
we’d (we would)
wasn’t (was not)
I’d (I would)
we’ll (we will)
they’ve (they have)
Possessive pronouns don’t use
apostrophes!
Possessive Personal
Pronouns
Its front door was
jammed.
Your bag got dirty.
Whose shoes are those?
Contractions
It’s cold outside.
You’re my best friend.
Who’s at the door?
With most pronouns, there are separate
possessives for each person and number, and
they do not use apostrophes
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my, mine
your, yours
his, his
her, hers, its
our, our
their, theirs
Exception: the neutral “one,” which forms its possessive by
adding an apostrophe and an “s.”
There are a few times you would use an
apostrophe to make a plural:
• to form the plurals of letters
– Remember to cross your t’s.
• to form the plurals of numbers
– The 3’s were written backwards.
• to form the plurals of words when they are being
referred to as words.
– When I was trying to read, I started to read backwards,
so I read was’s as saw’s.
How do I make the words on
the left possessive?
Owner
1. Girl (singular)
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2. Boys (plural)
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3. Children (plural)
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4. Charles (singular)
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Object
1. Shoe
2. Fathers
3. Laughter
4. Notebook
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7.
the witness
the disease
the race
the prize
The birds
The tents
The women
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Testimony
Course
Sponsors
Recipient
Food
Stakes
Purses