1. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Taming the Wild Apostrophe. ENGLISH FOR CAREERS, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical by Leila R. Smith Presentation design by Barbara Moran

2. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 The apostrophe is a punctuation mark used to indicate possessives (The boy ’ s hat... and contractions...isn ’ t on his head.). In this presentation... What is it for?,,

3. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 (ahem)...you will learn about... Miscellaneous uses for apostrophes. Miscellaneous uses for apostrophes. Apostrophes in contractions. Apostrophes in contractions. The three rules for forming possessives. The three rules for forming possessives. The concept of the possessive expression. (Where do you put that little mark?)

4. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Tell me more about possessive expressions.

5. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 A possessive expression shows a relationship between two nouns: She sailed to Bermuda on her boyfriend’s yacht. The senator’s wife is a well-known gossip. I’ve been waiting for hours in the dentist’s office. Next month you’ll be eligible for two weeks’ vacation.

6. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 T he possessive expression can be rephrased using the word OF ; for example, the wife of the senator, the office of my dentist. B ut the possessive is usually smoother and more concise.

7. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 The placement of the apostrophe depends on whether the first noun, the possessor, is singular or plural. OK, fine--but where do you put that little mark?

8. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 The possessors in these sentences… She broke the teacher’s nose. I hate my brother’s friends. You can’t solve this city’s problems. …are all singular (one teacher, one brother, one city).

9. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 The possessors in these sentences... Wait for me in the teachers’ lounge. Cohn & Cohn, Inc., is the name of my brothers’ company. The judge made a dramatic speech on states’ rights. …are all plural (several teachers, two brothers, fifty states).

10. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Remember: whether the possessive is singular or plural depends on the first of the two nouns--the possessor; not on the second noun-- not on the second noun-- the possessed!

11. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Is the possessor singular or plural? Before you place the apostrophe, ask yourself:...then apply one of these three rules... If the possessor is plural, does it end in S?

12. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 1. To make a singular noun possessive, add ’s. Singular possessives.

13. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Singular possessives. the boy’s dog roof California’s citizens We are the world... Call me Bob. Karen’s brother

14. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 2. To make a plural noun ending in s possessive, add an apostrophe after the s. Plural possessives.

15. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 It was your turn to bring donuts, Wendell. employees’ conference buildings’ lights friends’ reunion Plural possessives. How ya been? So -so.

16. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 3. To make a plural noun not ending in s possessive, add ’s. Plural possessives.

17. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Men’s room People’s choice Women’sgroup Women’s group Plural possessives.

18. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

19. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

20. English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 …are words that are shortened by removing one or more letters and replacing them with apostrophes.

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