1 / 10

The Apostrophe

The Apostrophe. Using the apostrophe for possession & omission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My6oGvkHnfY. Learning Intention. I understand how to use an apostrophe in my writing. Apostrophe. by Roger McGough.

charlottecoker
Download Presentation

The Apostrophe

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Apostrophe Using the apostrophe for possession & omission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My6oGvkHnfY

  2. Learning Intention I understand how to use an apostrophe in my writing.

  3. Apostrophe by Roger McGough twould be nice to bean apostrophefloating above an shovering like a paper kitein between the itseavesdropping, tiptoeinghigh above the thatsan inky cometspirallingthe highest tossedof hats

  4. The Possessive Apostrophe Possession: we can use apostrophes to show that something is belonging to someone/something else. e.g. The guitar of Sarah = Sarah’s guitar The stripes of the tiger = The tiger’s stripes The name of the boy = The boy’s name https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2Isa-I0zyM

  5. Your Turn • How would you use an apostrophe to show belonging in these examples? • The pencil of Charlie • The scarf of the woman • The beach of the island • The feelings of Amira • The car of my parents

  6. Game time http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en29punc-game-who-owns-what Write the phrases out using the correct possessive apostrophe to save this random guy from getting soaked.

  7. Apostrophes for Omission Omission: we can also use an apostrophe to show that we have taken out or omitted something. This is useful when we want to shorten something or make speech in our writing seem more natural. e.g. I am going to the park = I’m going to the park We are a great team = We’re a great team It will never work = It’ll never work I have told you this already = I’ve told you this already

  8. Your turn • How would you shorten these sentences? • We are going to the cinema. • I have no idea how to do this. • He will never agree to it. • You could have told me! • Let us go for a walk.

  9. Game time Play the matching game to show your skills. https://www.quia.com/mc/86241.html

  10. HOMEWORK Complete the Show My Homework quiz on apostrophes. You can practice and revise on BBC skillswise.

More Related