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A whole school approach to improving writing.

A whole school approach to improving writing. Literacy fortnightly focus…. What is an apostrophe?. An apostrophe looks just like a comma, but instead of being written on the line it floats higher in the air. You should write the apostrophe in line with the tallest letter. Examples:

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A whole school approach to improving writing.

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  1. A whole school approach to improving writing. Literacy fortnightly focus…

  2. What is an apostrophe? • An apostrophe looks just like a comma, but instead of being written on the line it floats higher in the air. • You should write the apostrophe in line with the tallest letter. Examples: Sarah’s car is blue. The ladies’ voices were loud!

  3. Possession– The apostrophe is used to show that something belongs to someone or something. • Add ’safter the word that shows who the owner is. • Example 1: • The shirt belonging to the player. • The player’s shirt is dirty. • When the owner is in the plural and ends in s, add an apostrophe after the s. • Example 2: • The celebration of the players. • The players’celebration.

  4. The guitar of Jack = Jack’s guitar Rule Find the owner Jack Add the apostrophe Jack’ Add s if there isn’t one Jack’s guitar

  5. the car of my parents = my parents’ car Rule my parents Find the owner Add the apostrophe my parents’ Add s if there isn’t one (there is!) my parents’ car

  6. the boats of the fishermen = the fishermen’s boats Rule Find the owner the fishermen Add the apostrophe the fishermen’ the fishermen’s boats Add s if there isn’t one

  7. Jim’s jumper has a hole in it. • The school’s rugby team • The boys’coats were filthy. • The singers’ songs were a hit for them. • Mr Jones’hat looks funny. • The men’ssuits were grey. • Louis’ commitment to his studies has improved.

  8. Remember Remember There are no apostrophes in plural words even if they end in a vowel. Pianos not Piano’s Bananasnot Banana’s Y7s not Y7’s C3s not C3’s

  9. Golden rules • If in doubt, leave the apostrophe out. • An apostrophe for possession should be used to show that something belongs to someone or something. E.g. The school’s inspection report was fantastic. • An apostrophe for contraction should be used to show that a letter(s) is missing. It is going to rain. ----------> It’s going to rain • Please continue to remind learners that all sentences must be demarcated with a capital letter at the beginning and a full stop/question mark/exclamation mark at the end.

  10. Starting from today: Monday 20th January 2014.

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