Apostrophe Useage

Apostrophe Useage

When to and When to Not

When to use Apostrophes

• Within a Contraction

• To show Possession

Within a Contraction

• She can't go in there.

• "Can't" is short for "can not"

To Show Possession

• Use an apostrophe + S ('s) to show that one person/thing owns or is a member of something.

• Mai's shoes were caked in mud.

• NEVER use an apostrophe to show a plural.

Plural Possession

• Occasionally something is owned by more than one person.

• Use an apostrophe after the "s" at the end of a plural noun to show possession.

• The girls' basketball game.

• My Parents' car

• If a plural noun doesn't end in "s," add an apostrophe + "s" to create the possessive form.

• The children's rooms

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The chickens coops were mutilated.

• The chicken's coops were mutilated.

• The chickens' coops were mutilated.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The twins shoes didnt match.

• The twin's shoes didnt match.

• The twins' shoes didn't match.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• I didnt feel like going to Jen's party.

• I didn't feel like going to Jens party.

• I didn't feel like going to Jen's party.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Rachels' sister went to school with bare feet.

• Rachel's sister went to school with bare feet.

• Rachels sister went to school with bare feet.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The book's spine had been broken.

• The books' spine had been broken.

• The books spine had been broken.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The student's desks were out of order.

• The students' desks were out of order.

• The students' desk's were out of order.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The socks in the drawer were mismatched.

• The sock's in the drawer were mismatched.

• The socks' in the drawer were mismatched.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Restorations have begun on the Statue of Liberties torch.

• Restoration's have begun on the Statue of Liberty's torch.

• Restorations have begun on the Statue of Liberty's torch.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The mountain's peak was filled with fresh fallen snow.

• The mountains peak was filled with fresh fallen snow.

• The mountains' peak was filled with fresh fallen snow.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The player's walked to the pitcher's mound.

• The players walked to the pitcher's mound.

• The players walked to the pitchers' mound.