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Apostrophes and Hyphens

Apostrophes and Hyphens. Pages 279-282 and 300-303. By Kayla Kelly and Taylor Cuddy. Apostrophes . Use an apostrophe to indicate that a noun is possessive. Possessive nouns usually indicate ownership Ex. The boy’s hat Ex. Mr. Chang’s fanny pack

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Apostrophes and Hyphens

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  1. Apostrophes and Hyphens Pages 279-282 and 300-303 By Kayla Kelly and Taylor Cuddy

  2. Apostrophes Use an apostrophe to indicate that a noun is possessive Possessive nouns usually indicate ownership Ex. The boy’s hat Ex. Mr. Chang’s fanny pack Although names ending in s or an s sound are not required to have the second s added in possessive form, it is preferred. Ex. Mr. Jones’s golf clubs Ex. Texas’s weather

  3. When to add only an apostrophe If the noun is plural and ends in S, add only the apostrophe. Ex. Pens’ caps Ex. Both diplomats’ briefcases were filled with money. Ex. The Changs’ house. Ex. The test scores of the Alma college students’ were the best

  4. Joint Possession To show, use ‘s or s’ with only the last noun. This shows individual possession and makes all nouns possessive. Ex. Have you see Liz and Mary’s new car? -Liz and Mary jointly own the car. Ex. Hernando’s and Kayla’s idea of Spanish class couldn’t have been more different. -Hernando and Kayla both have individual ideas.

  5. Compound nouns and indefinite pronouns Compound if a noun is compound, use ‘s with the last element. Ex. Her father-in-law’s body won first place. Indefinite pronouns indefinite pronouns refer to no specific person or thing: everyone, someone, no one, something Ex. Someone’s dog pooped in my yard. Ex. Everyone’s money must be in on time.

  6. Use apostrophe to mark contractions In contractions, the apostrophe takes the place of missing letters. Ex. Don’t Ex. Isn‘t Ex. You’re right! Ex. She’s a great teacher. Ex. Class of ‘13

  7. Plural numbers, letters, Ect. Plural Numbers take out the apostrophe in the plural of all numbers. Ex. The 1920s was a fun time. Plural letters Ex. Two large (Js or J’s) were painted on the floor. Plural abbreviations Do not use apostrophe to abbreviate Ex. She earned both of her PhDs before she was a mother. Plural of words mentioned as words Ex. We have heard many maybes

  8. Misuses Do not use a comma in the following ways… With nouns that are not possessive Ex. Some outpatient’s are given sexy doctors. some outpatients are given sexy doctors. In the possessive pronouns: its, whose, his, hers, ours, yours, and theirs. Ex. Each mall has it’s own parking lot. Each mall has its own parking lot. -it’s means it is

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