Apostrophe+Rules


 * ==**Apostrophe Uses **==

There are three reasons why we use apostrophes.

Use these worksheets after you have learned the apostrophe rules.









|| Two or more words that are joined together and that are missing some letters. We put an ' in the word to show that letters were removed.
 * **1. Contractions CONTRACTIONS [|CONTRACTIONS Click here for a list] **

Use contractions for speaking and for informal writing such as emails to friends/family, texting, etc.

Do not use contractions for business writing, college writing, or other formal writing. |||| **2. NOUN Possession (click here for practice) ** Singular and Plural NOUNS can own things and need an apostrophe to show ownership/possession (Click here for more practice choices) || **3. Plural Abbreviations ** that DO NOT Spell Out A Word || Click here for more practice Click here for pronunciation practice Click here for worksheets and activities |||| **__Using apostrophes with nouns: (click here to practice) __** A possessive noun tells us who (or what) owns or has something. Possessives answer the question "Whose?" Study the following rule and examples.
 * Don’t (do+not) |||| The girl’s jacket is red. || CD’s ||
 * Didn’t (did+not) |||| The five girls’ jackets are red. || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">DVD’s ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">We’ll (we+will) |||| <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">The building’s roof is black. || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">VCR’s ||
 * Click here to practice contractions online


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">RULE 1: Singular Nouns: Add 's to the end of the word. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">cat > cat's **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">girl > girl's **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">RULE 2: Plural Nouns Ending in S: Add ' **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">persons > persons' **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">girls > girls' **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">RULE 3: Plural Nouns Not Ending in S: Add 's **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">women > women's **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">children>children's **

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Click here to see a list of irregular plural nouns. || Rule 1: to make a singular word possessive, just add 's || __**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">A BIG mistake that people often make with apostrophes - **__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">**Possessive Pronouns** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Certain pronouns called possessive pronouns show ownership. Some are used alone; some describe a noun. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Click here for practice with **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">possessive pronouns.Click here to learn about possessive pronouns. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Using an apostrophe with possessive pronouns - __don't do it!__ **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Used alone: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, whose Correct: That computer is hers.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Modify noun: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, whose
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Correct: That is her computer.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Please note that possessive pronouns do not use an apostrophe. **