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Level 5 = (Punctuations) Apostrophe (')

Punctuation is a mark that makes a meaning of a sentence clear. Another common punctuation mark is the apostrophe. An apostrophe is used to indicate possession or used with contractions.


Apostrophe in Possession

Possessive nouns are used to show ownership or possession. Ownership is the act of owning or having something. For singular nouns, add an apostrophe and "s" ('s).

·   John's book

·   Kerry's car

·   Grandmother's mirror

·   Audrey's hat

·   Sophie's dog

·   Bob's shoe

·   Linda's house

·   William's hammer

For plural nouns, just add an apostrophe (').

·   The kids' toys

·   My parents' house

·   The teachers' lounge

·   The students' cafeteria

·   My brothers' room

·   The birds' nest

·   The cats' litter box

·   My sisters' clothes

Apostrophe in Contractions

A common use of apostrophes is for contractions. A contraction is the combination of two words using an apostrophe. One of the words is shortened and the apostrophe takes the place of the omitted letter(s). The combination can be pronoun and verb or negative verb forms.

Pronoun + Be verb

Contraction

·   I am

·   You are

·   He is

·   She is

·   They are

·   We are

·   It is

·   I'm

·   You're

·   He's

·   She's

·   They're

·   We're

·   It's

 

Pronoun + will

Contraction

·   I will

·   You will

·   He will

·   She will

·   They will

·   We will

·   It will

·   I'll

·   You'll

·   He'll

·   She'll

·   They'll

·   We'll

·   It'll

 

Pronoun + would

Contraction

·   I would

·   You would

·   He would

·   She would

·   They would

·   We would

·   It would

·   I'd

·   You'd

·   He'd

·   She'd

·   They'd

·   We'd

·   ----------

 

Pronoun + have

Contraction

·   I have

·   You have

·   ----------

·   ----------

·   They have

·   We have

·   ----------

·   I've

·   You've

·   ----------

·   ----------

·   They've

·   We've

·   ----------

 

Verb + not

Contraction

·   Is not

·   Are not

·   Has not

·   Had not

·   Did not

·   Do not

·   Isn't

·   Aren't

·   Hasn't

·   Hadn't

·   Didn't

·   Don't

 

Verb + not

Contraction

·   Would not

·   Will not

·   Cannot

·   Could not

·   Should not

·   Wouldn't

·   Won't

·   Can't

·   Couldn't

·   Shouldn't

 

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