Apostrophes

1. Pg. 265 Apostrophes

2. Possession • Many times apostrophes are used to make nouns possessive • Singular nouns or nouns that do not end in s just add an apostrophes • Boy-----Boy’s Book-----Book’s • Plural nouns or nouns that have an s just add an apostrophe • Boys-----Boys’ Books-----Books’

3. Plural • There are only three reasons that an apostrophe makes a word plural • Letters-----I made all A’s and B’s. • Numbers-----I made two 54’s last week. • Single Words----There are 7 I’s in your paper.

4. Complex Apostrophes • If the two people or things that own something are combined with “and” only one apostrophe is needed • Tom and Jane’s car is green. • If the two people or things that own something are combined with “or” then apostrophes are needed on both • Tom’s or Jane’s car is green.

5. Reminders • Use an apostrophe to show omissions in a year. • ’99 (1999) ’10 (2010) • Apostrophes only make three things plural • If a word has an apostrophe on it the item that it “owns” must come right behind it • Cat’s ball

6. Reminders • In contractions, the apostrophe always comes after the “n” • Don’t-----Won’t-----Dosen’t • When dealing with compound nouns that have hyphens (mother-in-law) the apostrophe comes at the end • Mother-in-law’s