Apostrophe’s Rock! Wont Get Fooled Again

1. Apostrophe’s Rock! Wont Get Fooled Again a Chris Roberts Learning Hack

2. Apostrophe’s Rock! Wont Get Fooled Again a Chris Roberts Learning Hack

3. Cringeworthy Mistake

4. Cringeworthy Mistake’s

5. Cringeworthy Mistake’s

6. Dog’s or Dogs: possessive, contraction or plural?

7. Dog’s or Dogs: possessive, contraction or plural?

8. It’s or Its: contraction or possessive?

9. It’s or Its: contraction or possessive?

10. Their, They’re or There:- Possesssive, contraction or other part of speech? Owners or Owner’s:- Plural or possessive?

11. Their, They’re or There:- Possesssive, contraction or other part of speech? Owners or Owner’s:- Plural or possessive?

12. Your or You’re: possessive or contraction?

13. Your or You’re: possessive or contraction?

14. The Jacob’s or the Jacobs or the Jacobs’?

15. The Jacob’s or The Jacobs or the Jacobs’? Your own name? Ugh! Yuck! Here come more chunks!

16. Who Care’s About Misused Apostrophe’s? 59% of recruiters will reject a job candidate because of poor grammar or a spelling error Translation: Care because it could cost you a job! • When this mistake is detected, it is highly cringeworthy • Bypass cringe-creation by avoiding common mistakes - https://theundercoverrecruiter.com

17. Common Mistake’s to Avoid

18. Common Mistake’s to Avoid

19. Cat’s and Dog’s: Cat’s and Dog’s make great pets. Making words plural / more than one • Apostrophes not typically used to make words plural • Need a plural? Slap an “S” or “ES” on it and rock on, player • If word ends in -s or -z, you may need to double the “-S or “-Z” before adding “ES,” but again NO APOSTROPHE

20. It’s or Its: Its possible we can collaborate.- Contraction vs. possessive It’s (with an apostrophe) = it is • Apostrophe indicates letters left out (i.e. a contraction) • Example: It’s going to be a great day. Its (without an apostrophe) = something belongs to it (i.e. possession) • Here, lack of apostrophe indicates ownership • Example: The dog chewed its bone.

21. Their, there or they’re: We are going to they’re house Their = indicates possession • Example: We are going to their house. There = often refers to a place • Example: Place the bags over there. They’re = they are (i.e. a contraction) • Example: They’re coming over for dinner tonight.

22. Your or You’re: Your the one for me. You’re (with an apostrophe) = you are • Apostrophe indicates letters left out (i.e. a contraction) • Example: You’re the one for me. (you are) Your (without an apostrophe) = something belongs to it (i.e. possession) • Here, lack of an apostrophe indicates ownership • Example: Please do your homework. (ownership)

23. The Brown’s or The Browns’ or The Browns: - Tim Browns coming over soon. The Browns = 2 possibilities 1. Indicates plural (more than one) • Of all the crayons, I love the browns best. 2. Indicates a last name • The Browns live in a house near my place. The Brown’s = 2 possibilities1. Indicates possession of a singular • The brown’s wrapper faded. (ownership) 2. Indicates contraction (letter left out) • The brown’s the best match. (brown is) The Browns’ = Indicates possession of a plural (more than one Brown) • The Browns’ house is near mine.

24. Apostrophe’s Rock Game

25. Apostrophe’s Rock Game

26. Set up you’re Apostrophe’s Rock Scorecard Like This: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

27. Set up you’re Apostrophe’s Rock Scorecard Like This: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

28. Apostrophe’s Rock Game Rule’s Directions & ScoringNext to each number 1-5, write... • Words that need an apostrophe and add it where it belongs • Words that should NOT contain an apostrophe with corrections as needed • Correct homophone (words that sound the same) for songs 3 & 4 • Include corrections needed to fix errors in songs 1-5 slide titles (include slide titles!) • +1 for each correct apostrophe you added (where it belongs) • +1 for each incorrect apostrophe you removed • +1 for each correct homophone you selected in songs 3 & 4 • STRATEGY: When in doubt…leave the apostrophe out!

29. Apostrophe’s Rock scorecard sample (when finished) • Segar’s, seas, frees, Jean’s, Jay’ll • Welch, ladies, Friday’s, we’ll, plays, love’s • Pistol’s, tryin’, they’re, your, its, you’re, spies • Heartbreakers’, wouldn’t, its, it’s, you’re, your, their, Volvos, packs • Lydon’s, won’t, woods, miss, its

30. #1: The Cures song ? Into the sea You and me All these year’s and no one heard Ill show you in spring Its a treacherous thing We missed you hissed the lovecat’s We missed you hissed the lovecats’ The Cure

31. #2 Billy Joels’s song ? Nowaday’s you cant be too sentimental You’r best bets a true baby-blue Continental Hot funk, cool punk, even if its old junk Its’ still rock and roll to me Billy Joel

32. #3 Tag Teams’ song Tag Team ADD missing apostrophes PLUS identify the proper word in last line: ...Says theres a party over here, a party over there Wave you’r hand’s in the air, shake your derriere These three words mean youre gettin busy, Whoomp, theyre-there-their it is? ?

33. #4 13th Floor Elevators song 13th Floor Elevators (Roky Erickson) ADD missing apostrophes PLUS identify the proper word for each word in purple: You didnt realize,Oh! Your-Youre gonna mis’s me, babyOh! Your-Youre gonna’ miss me, babyOh! Your-Youre gon’na miss me, child, yeah, ye’ah ?

34. #5 Bob Dylans’ song Bob Dylan You try so hard but you dont understand Just what you will say when you get home Because something is happening here but you dont know what it is Do’ you, Mr. Jone’s ?

35. Apostrophes Rock Game Answer’s

36. Apostrophes Rock Game Answer’s

37. #1 The Cure’s song (6 errors) Into the sea You and me All these year’s and no one heard Ill show you in spring Its a treacherous thing We missed you hissed the lovecat’s We missed you hissed the lovecats’ Into the sea You and me All these years and no one heard I’ll show you in spring It’s a treacherous thing We missed you hissed the lovecats We missed you hissed the lovecats

38. #2 = Billy Joel’s song (7 errors) Nowaday’s you cant be too sentimental You’r best bets a true baby-blue Continental Hot funk, cool punk, even if its old junk Its’ still rock and roll to me Nowadays you can’t be too sentimental Your best bet’s a true baby-blue Continental Hot funk, cool punk, even if it’s old junk It’s still rock and roll to me

39. #3 = Tag Team’s song (7 errors) ADD missing apostrophes PLUS identify the proper word in last line: ...Says theres a party over here, a party over there Wave you’r hand’s in the air, shake your derriere These three words mean youre gettin busy, Whoomp, theyre-there-their it is? Says there’s a party over here, a party over there Wave yourhands in the air, shake your derriere These three words mean you’regettin’ busy, Whoomp, THERE it is!

40. #4 = 13th Floor Elevators’ song (9 errors) ADD missing apostrophes PLUS identify the proper word for each word in purple: You didnt realize,Oh! Your-Youre gonna mis’s me, babyOh! Your-Youre gonna’ miss me, babyOh! Your-Youre gon’na miss me, child, yeah, ye’ah You didn’t realize,Oh! YOU’RE gonna miss me, babyOh! YOU’REgonna miss me, babyOh! YOU’REgonna miss me, child, yeah, yeah

41. #5 = Bob Dylan’s song (5 errors) You try so hard but you dont understand Just what you will say when you get home Because something is happening here but you dont know what it is Do’ you, Mr. Jone’s You try so hard but you don’t understand Just what you will say when you get home Because something is happening here but you don’t know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones

42. Apostrophe’s: The Hack

43. Apostrophe’s: The Hack

44. Apostrophe Strategie’s from www.lifehacker.com DON’T APOSTROPHIZE WHEN YOU PLURALIZE- Need more than one frog? - Add an “s” to make frogs - Resist the urge to add an apostrophe, dog-PROOFREAD & SPLIT ‘EM UP TO SEE WHAT’S UP- Not sure if you need a contraction like “it’s”?- Make those tricks to do the splits- The dog chewed “it is” bone? Player, that’s whack- BEWARE OF SOFTWARE- Grammarly & spell check may not catch the wreck - Don’t let these tools make you lazy, fool- BRING YOUR “A” GAME - Write your best when you text, tweet, email or post on Snapchat or Instagram...- Text talk sounds like baby talk- Yo, your boss isn’t your boo CONTRACTIONS DON’T BRING SATISFACTION - Contractions in formal writing look like wearing cut-offs and a T-shirt to prom- You don’t want to look like a kook on your cover letter! MAIN STRATEGY: When in doubt…leave the apostrophe out!

45. Add up yer points You’re the winner?

46. Add up yer points You’re the winner?

47. Apostrophe’s Rock Score’s Scoring #1The Cure = 6 errors- Cure’s, years, I’ll, it’s, lovecats, lovecats#2Billy Joel = 7 errors- Joel’s, nowadays, can’t, your, bet’s, it’s, it’s #3Tag Team = 7 errors- Team’s, says, there’s, hands, you’re, gettin’, THERE #4 13th Floor Elevators = 9 errors- Elevators’, didn’t, you’re, miss, you’re, gonna, you’re, gonna, yeah #5Bob Dylan = 5 errors - Dylan’s, don’t, don’t, do, Jones • +1 for each correct apostrophe you added (where it belongs) • +1 for each incorrect apostrophe you removed • +1 for each correct homophone you selected in songs 3 & 4 • STRATEGY: When in doubt…leave the apostrophe out!

48. Perfect Apostrophes Rock score! 34 pts.

49. Did you see those mistakes’ in the title’s? In case you missed it... EVERY title in this slideshow contains at least one apostrophe mistake! The long and short of it: When in doubt, LEAVE THE APOSTROPHE OUT!

50. Apostrophe’s Rock! Wont Get Fooled Again a Chris Roberts Learning Hack