Apostrophes

1. Apostrophes Katie Fischer And Allie Gubser

2. Purpose • The apostrophe has two main purposes • To indicate an omitted letter in a contraction • Don’t • To indicate that a noun is possessive • Amanda’s

3. Use an Apostrophe with -s for Possessives of Singular Nouns • Use an apostrophe plus -s to show the possessive form of a singular noun, even if that singular noun already ends in -s: • Becky’s pen • the boss’s meeting • Mr. Thomas’s class

4. Use an Apostrophe Without -s for Possessives of Most Plural Nouns • To form the possessive of a plural noun that already ends in -s, add an apostrophe: • The boys’ bat • The teachers’ lounge

5. If the plural noun does not end in -s, add an apostrophe plus -s: • The men’s meeting • The children’s books

6. Use an Apostrophe with -s When Two or More Nouns Possess the Same Thing • When two or more nouns possess the same thing, add an apostrophe plus -s to the last noun listed: • Katie and Allie’s powerpoint

7. Don’t • Use apostrophes with possessive pronouns • Yours • His • Use apostrophes to form plural words • The Wilsons sold all of their books • Confuse the meaning of it’s and its

8. True/FalseIs the apostrophe used correctly? • Our hamster escaped from it’s cage. • Is the green pencil your’s? • She’s on her way to class. • It’s the first day of May. • The girls’ swing set was stolen.

9. Answers • False • False • True • True • Depends if it is one girl or more than one.