1. Bellringer: Rewrite the sentences and add the punctuation that is needed. Then, think about what the sentence means. 1. when I sing well ladies feel sick 2. watch out man eating apes 3. the man dropped the bullet in his mouth Thursday, 05 November 2015

2. When I sing well, ladies feel sick. When I sing, well ladies feel sick. Watch out – man eating apes! Watch out! Man-eating apes! The man dropped the bullet in his mouth. The man dropped, the bullet in his mouth. Thursday, 05 November 2015

3. Apostrophe Rules

5. Apostrophes: What you already KNow Use the apostrophe to show singular possession. Place the apostrophe BEFORE the s to show something belonging to one person. Mary’s golf clubs. Tom’s 17 apples. Use the apostrophe with contractions. The apostrophe is always placed at the spot where the letter(s) has been removed. cannot = can’tyou are = you’re is not = isn’tdo not = don’t

6. Apostrophes: What you need to know Rule 1 Use the apostrophe to show plural possession. Place the apostrophe AFTER the S to show something belonging to MORE THAN one person. Make the noun plural with an S, then add the apostrophe afterwards.

7. Apostrophes: What you need to know Rule 2 When two or more people own the same thing, the possessive apostrophe goes with the SECOND name ONLY. Anne and Katy’s room. Those books are Tim and Ryan’s.

8. Apostrophes: Practice The girls uniforms are in those boxes. There is Jon and Mike project. Mr. Charles paycheck is never big enough. The mens lockers will be closed this week. Sarah locker is in the A wing.

9. It’s = it is The apostrophe’s first and foremost job is to show deleted characters Its = it owns something Apostrophes show the deleted numbers in dates (2013 = ‘13) Commas are used to separate day, month, year in the date Thursday, February 21, 2013 Special Circumstances

10. Commas

12. IN A SERIES When you have three or more items of the same type, you use commas to separate them Single words Clauses (groups of words) Apples, oranges, bananas, or strawberries. Go to the store, eat lunch, and walk to work.

13. Commas COMPOUND SENTENCES When two simple sentences are combined, you put a comma before the connecting word. Connecting words: FANBOYS For And Nor But Or Yet So I want to go to the party, but Mom says I have to stay home. John either went to work, or he went to the baseball game. Alex got a new car, so she had to get a new license plate, too.

14. Commas QUOTATIONS When using quotes, you always have some sort of introduction or conclusion to it. This is separated by a comma. Brian yelled, “Get in the car!” “I have to grab my books first,” said Lynn. Arthur Miller wrote, “A word about Putnam...”

15. When you write your essay for the recipe project: When you are writing about numbers 0-9, you write them out. When you are writing about numbers 10<, you can use the numerals. Book titles get italicized When you are referring to an author (or any person with whom you are not personally acquainted) you use their first and last name or just their last name. Never just their first name. Somethings you need to know…

16. Practice Makes Perfect!!!