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For contractions For possessions

When you shorten two words into one When nouns have something belonging
you use an apostrophe to represent the to them you put an apostrophe s (‘s) at
letters you’ve missed out. For example …. the end of the noun. One exception if
Do not – don’t the word already ends with and s you
just put the apostrophe after the s.
Can you shorten these words and use an
apostrophe ? Can you make these things belong ?
1. I am 1. The bike belonging to Ben
2. It is 2. The ears belonging to Fred
3. You are 3. The dog belonging to me
4. I have 4. The N64 belonging to Springfield
5. The pencil belonging to James
5. Can not
6. The watch belonging to the boys
6. Would not 7. The T.V. belonging to Peter
7. Let us 8. The rabbit belonging to the Browns
8. Who is

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