Apostrophes

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What is an apostrophe?

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An apostrophe is a punctuation mark used to indicate possession or the omission of letters in contractions.

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How do you show possession for a singular noun?

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Add an apostrophe followed by 's' (e.g., the dog's leash).

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How do you show possession for a plural noun that ends in 's'?

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Add only an apostrophe after the 's' (e.g., the dogs' park).

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How do you show possession for a plural noun that does not end in 's'?

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Add an apostrophe followed by 's' (e.g., the children's toys).

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What is a contraction?

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A contraction is a shortened form of a word or group of words, created by omitting certain letters and replacing them with an apostrophe (e.g., don't for do not).

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Correct the contraction: 'I shouldnt like to binge read.'

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I shouldn't like to binge read.

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Correct the sentence for possession: 'The final grades for the students are posted.'

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All the students' final grades are posted.

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Correct the sentence: 'My cats' tail is damp.'

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My cat's tail is damp.

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What is the correct form of 'you are' in a contraction?

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You're.

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Correct the sentence: 'Those plants leaves in Ms. Gards room are turning brown.'

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Those plants' leaves in Ms. Gard's room are turning brown.