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APOSTROPHES
PUNCTUATION
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to show POSSESSION to show OMISSION to form PLURALS of LOWERCASE LETTERS
FUNCTION
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1) Use an apostrophe to form the POSSESSIVES of NOUNS. That is, apostrophes indicate ownership.
USAGE
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1) Use apostrophe for POSSESSIVES NOUNS. Add ('s) –
to singular nouns the student's books James's classes
USAGE
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1) Use apostrophe for POSSESSIVES NOUNS. Add ('s) –
to plural nouns that do not end in (s) the children's toys the oxen's ploughs men's shoes
USAGE
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1) Use apostrophe for POSSESSIVES NOUNS. Add ('s) –
to the last name in the case of "joint ownership" Bob and Doug's comedy routine (they both
own it) Mary and Joseph's apartment (they both
share it)
USAGE
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1) Use apostrophe for POSSESSIVES NOUNS. Add ('s) –
to the last part of compound nouns the mother-in-law's company the man-o-war's crew
USAGE
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1) Use apostrophe for POSSESSIVES NOUNS. Add just an apostrophe (')
to plural nouns that do end in (s) five students' papers three teachers' cars
USAGE
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2) Use an apostrophe to signal an OMISSION. add an apostrophe with abbreviated years
the '60s (the 1960s) add an apostrophe with contractions
can't, shouldn't, isn't he's, who's, I'll
*PLEASE NOTE* in Formal Academic Writing, abbreviations
and contractions are not used
USAGE
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3) Use apostrophes to form the PLURALS of LOWERCASE LETTERS. the only time to use apostrophes to form
plurals is here Add apostrophe + s ('s) to lower-case letters
His z's look like snakes. There are four i's and four s's in "Mississippi." Dot your i's and cross your t's. Mind your p's and q's.
this is more for appearance -- the typing, as opposed to the grammar
USAGE
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4) Do NOT use apostrophes with symbols, numbers, possessive pronouns, uppercase letters, or abbreviations.
symbols - Do not use &s in your essays.
numbers - The 1920s were a time of great change in
America.
USAGE
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4) Do NOT use apostrophes with symbols, numbers, possessive pronouns, uppercase letters, or abbreviations.
possessive pronouns - *this is a common error* Possessive pronouns such as its, theirs, ours, and
his are born possessive, so they do not require apostrophes. Besides, hi's would look funny, and it's is the
contraction "it is or has." Also, some possessive pronouns do not have 's:
my, mine, our, your, her, their
USAGE
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4) Do NOT use apostrophes with symbols, numbers, possessive pronouns, uppercase letters, or abbreviations.
capital letters or abbreviations – His Bs look like 8s. CDs replaced LPs, and DVDs replaced VHS
tapes.
USAGE
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5) Do NOT use apostrophes to form PLURAL NOUNS. these nouns are only plural, not
possessive books, cars, students, teachers
*this is a common error*
USAGE
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EXERCISES
APOSTROPHES
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**Determine which book we’re using this
semester: LBE LBH LSH Other
EXERCISES
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Apostrophes:
Ch. 42 (42.1-2)
LBE EXERCISES
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Apostrophes:
Exercise #1 (10q.)
LSH EXERCISES