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Apostrophes. Rule One: Use apostrophes to express ownership: This is Grandma’s cookbook. Rule Two: Use apostrophes even if the possessive noun ends in s This is Chris’s cake. Rule Three: Do not add an s for plurals - All the kittens’ milk was tasty.
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Rule One: Use apostrophes to express ownership: • This is Grandma’s cookbook. Rule Two: Use apostrophes even if the possessive noun ends in s • This is Chris’s cake. Rule Three: Do not add an s for plurals - All the kittens’ milk was tasty.
Rule Four: Remember that some plural possessive nouns that end in S or Z may need an ES to become plural. • The Lopezes’ house is blue. • The Joneses’ dog is friendly. Rule Five: Plural nouns that do not end in S need to be punctuated as if they were singular. • The children’s choir was cute.
Rule Six: Use apostrophes to make unusual items (numbers, symbols, letters etc.) plural -The gymnast needs 8’s and 9’s to qualify. -Many Ph.D.’s need to write a thesis. -The way he writes his e’s is unusual. -The *’s on the side of his paper are yellow. -The three Shakespeare’s in the essay were spelled three different ways.
Exercises • Here is Edward book. • This is Mr. Gonzalez car. • The Sanchezs car is blue. • All the ducks feathers were green. • Jem and Scout are Atticus children. • Johnny enjoys writing 9s and 8s. • The grass color is bright green. • The women bowling team is good. • I found Mr. Jones keys next to the sink.
Exercises • Here is Edward’s book. • This is Mr. Gonzalez car. • The Sanchezs car is blue. • All the ducks feathers were green. • Jem and Scout are Atticus children. • Johnny enjoys writing 9s and 8s. • The grass color is bright green. • The women bowling team is good. • I found Mr. Jones keys next to the sink.
Exercises • Here is Edward’s book. • This is Mr. Gonzalez’s car. • The Sanchezs car is blue. • All the ducks feathers were green. • Jem and Scout are Atticus children. • Johnny enjoys writing 9s and 8s. • The grass color is bright green. • The women bowling team is good. • I found Mr. Jones keys next to the sink.
Exercises • Here is Edward’s book. • This is Mr. Gonzalez’s car. • The Sanchezes’ car is blue. • All the ducks feathers were green. • Jem and Scout are Atticus children. • Johnny enjoys writing 9s and 8s. • The grass color is bright green. • The women bowling team is good. • I found Mr. Jones keys next to the sink.
Exercises • Here is Edward’s book. • This is Mr. Gonzalez’s car. • The Sanchezes’ car is blue. • All the ducks’ feathers were green. • Jem and Scout are Atticus children. • Johnny enjoys writing 9s and 8s. • The grass color is bright green. • The women bowling team is good. • I found Mr. Jones keys next to the sink.
Exercises • Here is Edward’s book. • This is Mr. Gonzalez’s car. • The Sanchezes’ car is blue. • All the ducks’ feathers were green. • Jem and Scout are Atticus’s children. • Johnny enjoys writing 9s and 8s. • The grass color is bright green. • The women bowling team is good. • I found Mr. Jones keys next to the sink.
Exercises • Here is Edward’s book. • This is Mr. Gonzalez’s car. • The Sanchezes’ car is blue. • All the ducks’ feathers were green. • Jem and Scout are Atticus’s children. • Johnny enjoys writing 9’s and 8’s. • The grass color is bright green. • The women bowling team is good. • I found Mr. Jones keys next to the sink.
Exercises • Here is Edward’s book. • This is Mr. Gonzalez’s car. • The Sanchezes’ car is blue. • All the ducks’ feathers were green. • Jem and Scout are Atticus’s children. • Johnny enjoys writing 9’s and 8’s. • The grass’s color is bright green. • The women bowling team is good. • I found Mr. Jones keys next to the sink.
Exercises • Here is Edward’s book. • This is Mr. Gonzalez’s car. • The Sanchezes’ car is blue. • All the ducks’ feathers were green. • Jem and Scout are Atticus’s children. • Johnny enjoys writing 9’s and 8’s. • The grass’s color is bright green. • The women’s bowling team is good. • I found Mr. Jones keys next to the sink.
Exercises • Here is Edward’s book. • This is Mr. Gonzalez’s car. • The Sanchezes’ car is blue. • All the ducks’ feathers were green. • Jem and Scout are Atticus’s children. • Johnny enjoys writing 9’s and 8’s. • The grass’s color is bright green. • The women’s bowling team is good. • I found Mr. Jones’s keys next to the sink.