Why is this duck angry?

1. Why is this duck angry?

2. 5 steps to be a pro at the Apostrophe By Daniel, Srijan and Lachlan

3. Quiz • First Daniel will hand out a worksheet on the apostrophe. • Can you please form 6 groups of 3

4. Step 1

5. Contractions • You can use an apostrophe to make a word shorter this is called a contraction. These are some contractions. * For example: * It'sthe first day of spring. * Our bird has escaped from its cage. * Don't confuse the contraction it’s (which means it is)with its that is a possessive pronoun (its)

6. Be careful to place the apostrophe in the right place. Below in the picture you can see a wide variety of words that show you which of the letters have been taken away and where the apostrophe should be.

7. Step 2

8. Possessive apostrophe • Use an apostrophe plus -s to show the possessive form of a singular noun (Showing the ownership of the single noun), even if that singular noun already ends in –s.

9. For example: • Harold's crayon, • my daughter's First Communion • Sylvia Plath's poetry • Dylan Thomas's poetry • today's weather report • the boss's problem • Star Jones's talk show • Victoria Beckham's husband

10. Step 3

11. The apostrophe behind the noun s’ • If the noun already ends in an-s then you would put the Apostrophe behind the noun. • For Example: • the girls' swing set (the swing set belonging to the girls) • the students' projects (the projects belonging to the students) • the Johnsons' house (the house belonging to the Johnsons)

12. The apostrophe with a S at the end • If the plural noun does not end in -s, add an apostrophe plus -s: •  the women's conference (the conference belonging to the women) • the children's toys (the toys belonging to the children) • the men's training camp (the training camp belonging to the men)

13. Switching it around • This is a bit tricky. However there is a trick to help. If you switch the sentence around and it makes sense you know it is right. For example: • Boy's hats (hats of the boy). • Boys' hats (hats of the boys). • Children's hats (hats of the children). • Two weeks' notice (notice of two weeks). • One week's notice (notice of one week).

14. Question • But childrens' hats is wrong can anyone explain why? • If you can you get a prize!

15. Step 4

16. Last thing listed • When two or more nouns have the same thing, add an apostrophe plus -s to the last noun listed:

17. Examples • Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia Ice Cream • Emma and Nicole's school project (Emma and Nicole worked together on the same project) • When two or more nouns separately possess something, add an apostrophe to each noun listed: • Tim's and Marty's ice cream (Each boy has his own ice cream.) • Emma's and Nicole's school projects (Each girl has her own project.)

18. Step 5

19. Ownership • Do Not Use an Apostrophe with Possessive Pronouns ( the word before a noun) because already show ownership, it's* not necessary to add an apostrophe:

20. Examples • yours • his • hers • its* • ours • Theirs

21. However…… • However, we do add an apostrophe plus -s to form the possessive of some indefinite pronouns (a pronoun that does not refer to any person, amount, or thing in particular, e.g., anything, something, anyone, everyone): • anybody's guess • one's personal responsibility • somebody's wallet

22. Contraction games

23. Memory game • http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/punctuation/apostrophes/interactive/contraction.htm

24. Penalty shootout

25. Penalty shootout game • http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/punctuation/apostrophes/interactive/possapos.swf

26. Quiz

27. Quiz Link • http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz2487001c79728.html