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What ’ s my name?. When I am down low on the line I am called a comma ,. When I am up high I am called an apostrophe ’. An apostrophe has 2 jobs. I make contractions. I ’ m in a contraction now! And other contractions like... can ’ t don ’ t isn ’ t I ’ ve
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An apostrophe has 2 jobs. • I make contractions. I’m in a contraction now! And other contractions like... can’t don’t isn’t I’ve we’re he’ll she’d what’s
2. My second job is to make possessives! What’s a possessive? Possessive means belongs to. Teresa’s house Ryan’s bike Kevin’s glasses José’s shoes
Some people want to make me do more jobs—like make plurals. (Remember plurals mean 2 or more.) But I don’t make plurals! That’s not my job! I have two cat’s. Brandon ate 6 pizza’s. I have two cats. Brandon ate 6 pizzas.