English Unit 2Study Guide

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ApostrophesIdentify the possessive word or the contraction in each sentence. Write the word correctly.1. I will bring my mothers purse.2. The lions mane surrounds his face.3. The womans purse was sitting on the floor.4. Shell come with us too.5. Cant you make an exception?

mother’slion’s

woman’s she’ll

can’t

ApostrophesIdentify the possessive word or the contraction in each sentence. Write the word correctly.6. Mrs. Loveladys dog is so cute.7. Theres no use complaining.8. You shouldve done your homework.9. Its too early in the morning.10. Are you going to Drews house?

Mrs. Lovelady’sthere’s

should’ve It’s

Drew’s

The Rules:

• Use QUOTATION MARKS forshort stories, poems, songs, chapters

• Use UNDERLINING forbooks, newspapers, magazines, ships, plays,

and art

PunctuationPick the sentence that is correctly punctuated.A. May, 29, 2010B. May 29, 2010

B, commas separate the day and year.

A. “Joy to the World” (song)B. Joy to the World

A, quotation marks go around the title of a song.

PunctuationPick the sentence that is correctly punctuated.A. “Come here, Oscar,” Mrs. Lovelady said.B. “Come here, Oscar”, Mrs. Lovelady said.

A, the punctuation goes inside the quotation marks.

A. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (book)B. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

B, the title of a book gets underlined.

PunctuationPick the sentence that is correctly punctuated.A. Life (magazine)B. Life

B, the title of a magazine gets underlined.

A. The Titanic (ship)B. The Titanic

B, the name of a ship gets underlined.

PossessivesSay the following sentences using a possessive word.The notebook of Amberly is divided into five sections.

Amberly’s notebook is divided into five sections.

The fishing pole of Jacob is 5 feet tall.

Jacob’s fishing pole is 5 feet tall.

PunctuationIdentify where to put the missing commas and quotation marks.1. Yes I would like to go.2. Meaghan finished her homework ate dinner and

went to bed.3. Mrs. Lovelady said Students take out your Math

book.4. Do you live in St. Petersburg Florida? asked

Markos.5. Mom leave me a piece of cake begged Brianna.

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Add ALL the capitalization and punctuation.

mr lovelady hollered oscar stop digging get out of that hole and take a bath

M .L ,“O , , , .”