UNIT 3: APOSTROPHES ENG II B RCSHS KAY M. HEDRICK

 Pick up the handout from the bookcase at the front of the room.  Define the following four words in the appropriate location:  Shell  She’ll  Shed  She’d INDEPENDENT WORK

Possessive Case  The possessive of a noun or pronoun shows ownership or relationship. The nouns and pronouns in boldfaced type in the following sentences are in the possessive case. OWNERSHIPShe is a teacher in Maria’s school. Can I count on your vote? RELATIONSHIPAnne’s friend uses a wheelchair. You need a good night’s sleep APOSTROPHES

RULE 1: To form the POSSESSIVE case of a SINGULAR noun, add an APOSTROPHE and an S. Exception: A proper noun ending in s may add only an apostrophe if the name consists of two or more syllables or if the addition of the ‘s would make the name awkward to pronounce.# APOSTROPHES

 Pick up the handout from the bookcase in the front of the room.  Copy the rule below onto the handout. Read the examples AND the accompanying note.  Complete Exercise 2. RULE 2 To form the POSSESSIVE case of a PLURAL noun ending in S, add ONLY the APOSTROPHE. # INDEPENDENT WORK

Do NOT use an apostrophe to form the plural of a noun.  Remember that the apostrophe shows ownership or relationship; because of this it is nearly always followed by a noun. INCORRECTTwo players’ left their gym suits in the locker room. CORRECTTwo players left their gym suits in the locker room. (plural, not possessive) CORRECTTwo players’ gym suits were left in the locker room. (The apostrophe shows that the gym suits belong to the two players.# INDEPENDENT WORK (Pick up the Handout, read, and complete.)

RULE 3: Posessive Personal Pronouns do NOT require an apostrophe. The possessive form of who is whose, not who’s (meaning “who is”). Similarly, do not write it’s (meaning “it is”) for its, or they’re (meaning “they are”) for their. # INDEPENDENT WORK (Pick up the Handout, read, and complete.)

 RULE 4 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS in the POSSESSIVE case require an apostrophe and an S. # INDEPENDENT WORK (Pick up the Handout, read, and complete.)

 RULE 5 Use an apostrophe to show where letters or numbers have been omitted in a contraction. A contraction is a shortened form of a word or figure (can’t for cannot, ’81 for 1981) or of a group of words (she’ll for she will, let’s for let us, o’clock for of the clock). Contractions are used chiefly in conversation and in informal writing. The apostrophes in contractions indicate where letters have been left out. # INDEPENDENT WORK (Pick up the Handout, read, and complete.)

 RULE 5 Use an apostrophe to show where letters or numbers have been omitted in a contraction. A contraction is a shortened form of a word or figure (can’t for cannot, ’81 for 1981) or of a group of words (she’ll for she will, let’s for let us, o’clock for of the clock). Contractions are used chiefly in conversation and in informal writing. The apostrophes in contractions indicate where letters have been left out. # INDEPENDENT WORK (Pick up the Handout, read, and complete.)

Formative #9 # INDEPENDENT WORK (Pick up the Handout, read, and complete.)

Rule 6. Use the apostrophe and s to form the plural of letters, numbers, and signs, and of words referred to as words. # INDEPENDENT WORK (Pick up the Handout, read, and complete.)