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TARGET: I can use an apostrophe in a variety of situations.
Make these nouns plural (A Spelling Bee!)
• sister-in-law: • child: • Chinese: • attorney: • strawberry: • foot: • quiz:
Make these nouns plural (a spelling bee)
• sister-in-law: sisters-in-law (w/compound nouns: make most important part of word plural )
• child: • Chinese: • attorney: • strawberry: • foot: • quiz:
Make these nouns plural (a spelling bee)
• sister-in-law: • child: children• Chinese: • attorney: • strawberry: • foot: • quiz:
Make these nouns plural (a spelling bee)
• sister-in-law: • child: • Chinese: Chinese• attorney: • strawberry: • foot: • quiz:
Make these nouns plural (a spelling bee)
• sister-in-law: • child: • Chinese: • attorney: attorneys• strawberry: • foot: • quiz:
Make these nouns plural (a spelling bee)
• sister-in-law: • child: • Chinese: • attorney: • strawberry: strawberries• foot: • quiz:
Make these nouns plural (a spelling bee)
• sister-in-law: • child: • Chinese: • attorney: • strawberry: • foot: feet• quiz:
Make these nouns plural (a spelling bee)
• sister-in-law: • child: • Chinese: • attorney: • strawberry: • foot: • quiz: quizzes
What is the difference between plural and possessive?
• Plural: more than one of a noun (person, place, thing)
• Possessive: who “it” belongs to – shows possession
Apostrophe
• Shows omission: something has been taken out (a surgery)
– Allen’s book = The book of Allen– You’re funny. = You are funny.– It’s gone. = It is gone.
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural poss.
party
goose
editor-in-chief
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plura
lPlural poss.
party
goose
editor-in-chief
leaf
deer
When you want to show that 1 noun owns things, ALWAYS
add an -’ & -s at end of word
RulesSingular Sing.
Poss.Plural Plural poss.
party party’s
goose
editor-in-chief
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing.
Poss.Plural Plural poss.
party party’s
goose goose’s
editor-in-chief
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing.
Poss.Plural Plural poss.
party party’s
goose goose’s
editor-in-chief
editor-in-chief’s
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing.
Poss.Plural Plural poss.
party party’s
goose goose’s
editor-in-chief
editor-in-chief’s
leaf leaf’s
deer
RulesSingular Sing.
Poss.Plural Plural poss.
party party’s
goose goose’s
editor-in-chief
editor-in-chief’s
leaf leaf’s
DeerBoss
deer’sBoss’s
RulesSingular Sing.
Poss.
Plural Plural poss.
party
goose
editor-in-chief
leaf
deer
follow spelling rule
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural poss.
party parties
goose
editor-in-chief
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural poss.
party parties
goose geese
editor-in-chief
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural poss.
party parties
goose geese
editor-in-chief
editors-in-chief
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural poss.
party parties
goose geese
editor-in-chief
editors-in-chief
leaf leaves
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural poss.
party parties
goose geese
editor-in-chief
editors-in-chief
leaf leaves
deer deer
RulesSingular Sing.
Poss.
Plural Plural poss.
party
goose
editor-in-chief
leaf
deer
When you want to show that 1+ noun s own s, you have to know the plural spelling.1. If the plural word
ends w/ -s, then add –’ to the end
2. If the plural word doesn’t end w/-s, add –’ AND –s to the end
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural poss.
party parties
goose
editor-in-chief
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural
poss.
party parties parties’
goose
editor-in-chief
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural
poss.
party parties parties’
goose geese
editor-in-chief
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural
poss.
party parties parties’
goose geese geese’s
editor-in-chief
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural
poss.
party parties parties’
goose geese geese’s
editor-in-chief
editors-in-chief
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural
poss.
party parties parties’
goose geese geese’s
editor-in-chief
editors-in-chief
editors-in-chief’s
leaf
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural
poss.
party parties parties’
goose geese geese’s
editor-in-chief
editors-in-chief
editors-in-chief’s
leaf leaves
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural
poss.
party parties parties’
goose geese geese’s
editor-in-chief
editors-in-chief
editors-in-chief’s
leaf leaves leaves’
deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural
poss.
party parties parties’
goose geese geese’s
editor-in-chief
editors-in-chief
editors-in-chief’s
leaf leaves leaves’
deer deer
RulesSingular Sing. Poss. Plural Plural
poss.
party parties parties’
goose geese geese’s
editor-in-chief
editors-in-chief
editors-in-chief’s
leaf leaves leaves’
deer deer deer’s
Make these nouns plural & possessive
• sister-in-law: • child: • Chinese: • attorney: • strawberry: • foot: • quiz:
Make these nouns plural & possessive
• sister-in-law: sisters-in-law’s• child: • Chinese: • attorney: • strawberry: • foot: • quiz:
Make these nouns plural & possessive
• sister-in-law: sisters-in-law’s• child: children’s• Chinese: • attorney: • strawberry: • foot: • quiz:
Make these nouns plural & possessive
• sister-in-law: sisters-in-law’s• child: children’s• Chinese: Chinese’s• attorney: • strawberry: • foot: • quiz:
Make these nouns plural & possessive
• sister-in-law: sisters-in-law’s• child: children’s• Chinese: Chinese’s• attorney: attorneys’• strawberry: • foot: • quiz:
Make these nouns plural & possessive
• sister-in-law: sisters-in-law’s• child: children’s• Chinese: Chinese’s• attorney: attorneys’• strawberry: strawberries’• foot: • quiz:
Make these nouns plural & possessive
• sister-in-law: sisters-in-law’s• child: children’s• Chinese: Chinese’s• attorney: attorneys’• strawberry: strawberries’• foot: feet’s• quiz:
Make these nouns plural & possessive
• sister-in-law: sisters-in-law’s• child: children’s• Chinese: Chinese’s• attorney: attorneys’• strawberry: strawberries’• foot: feet’s• quiz: quizzes’
Already possessive Double vision (homonyms)
1st person: my, mine
our, ours
2nd: your, yours3rd: his, her,
hers, its, their, theirs
Its vs it’sWhose vs who’sYour vs you’reTheir vs there vs they’re
Hint: Stretch out the apostrophe to check your work. Ex: It’s a great day! = It is a great day!