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More on Apostrophes and Quotation Marks

Chapters Twenty-Nine and Thirty. More on Apostrophes and Quotation Marks. Special Uses of the Apostrophe. Use an apostrophe and an s to form the plurals of each of the following:. 1. Letters. ( Jedd always got A’s in Spanish.)

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More on Apostrophes and Quotation Marks

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  1. Chapters Twenty-Nine and Thirty More on Apostrophesand Quotation Marks

  2. Special Uses of the Apostrophe Use an apostrophe and an s to form the plurals of each of the following: 1. Letters. (Jedd always got A’sin Spanish.) 2. Numbers. (My address has many 8’s in it.) 3. Words used as words. (The chorus of that song has a lot of baby’s in it.)

  3. Do Not Use The Apostrophe • Possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives do not use apostrophes. • We can recognize an Appaloosa by its distinct spots. • The spurs are ours.

  4. Special Uses of Quotation Marks • To set off special words or phrases from the rest of a sentence. Rob’s “nutritious lunch” consisted of a candy bar and a bag of corn chips. • To mark a quote within a quote. For this purpose, use single quotes. Jamie said, “My favorite short story is ‘Twirling’ by Carolyn Murphy.”

  5. Quotation Marks and Other Punctuation • Periods and commas at the end of a quotation always go INSIDE the quotation marks. • Semicolons and colons at the end of a quotation always go OUTSIDE the quotation marks. • Question marks and exclamation points go OUTSIDE the • quotation marks only if they apply to the entire sentence. Otherwise, they go INSIDE. • Ex.: Frank wondered, “Where is the ship taking us?” • Ex: What will happen when I say, “Shazam”?

  6. UNDERLINE • Underline the titles of long works: • books (The Sun Also Rises) • magazines (Newsweek) • newspapers (USA Today) • movies (Titanic) • plays (Death of a Salesman) • television series (The Simpsons) • record albums (Nevermind) NOTE: Printed material can use italics instead of underlining.

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