‘s

‘s

Apostrophe
Usage
Reported by:
Villasis, Richelle B.
 Activity Quiz
Direction: Determine the possessive Pronouns and how many are
they in the songs that will be played.
2
I just had to let you know you're mine (mine)
Hands on your body,

2
Your friends aren't mine,

1
Oh, my heart hurts so good

2
Oh, if that's what it takes to learn that sweetheart of yours
If it's ten thousand hours or the rest of my life
CONTENTS OF THIS PRESENTATION

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DEFINITION KINDS TYPES/

USAGE
01 DEFINITION
a punctuation mark ( ’ ) used to
indicate either possession,
contraction or the plural &
singular form of letters,
numbers or symbols
—APOSTROPHE
 Which one is correct?
A) Different genres of music blossom in the ‘90s

B) Different genres of music blossom in the 90‘s

C) Different genres of music blossom in the 90’s

D) Different genres of music blossom in the '90s

E) Different genres of music bloom in the ’90s

 02 KINDS of Apostrophes
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Reverse Apostrophe /
Dumb Apostrophe /
Unapostrophe
Straight Apostrophe Smart Apostrophe /
Quote Apostrophe
‘’
Andrea is 6' tall “She said to me, ‘I like the
Chester’s car novel Wuthering heights,’
and she really did.”
Exercise:
1) I've always love you but now I will let you go.

2) Thank you for being part of my life, It‘s unfortunate

that it ended like this.

3) Wow! You‘re now 7' tall I hope she likes that too.

4) I’m collecting now the broken pieces of myself.

Importance of
 03 TYPES of Apostrophes

01 ➔ To mark possession

02 ➔ To mark contraction

03➔ To mark plural and single letters,

numbers or symbols
 03 TYPES of Apostrophes
Three (3) different Meaning

‘s + adjective ‘s + past participle ‘s + noun

John’s tall. John’s studied John’s car.

“the car of
John IS tall John HAS studied.
John”
Contraction Contraction possession
 03 TYPES of Apostrophes
➔ possession ‘s + noun

John’s car.

Todd and Anne’s apartment.

James’s hat.
 03 TYPES of Apostrophes
➔ possession ‘s + noun

I’m going to meet Susan’s parents tonight.

Paul’s pool is very big.

We went to Angie’s house last night.

 01 ➔ Possession
Subject + ‘s Singular = ‘s
“The squirrel’s nuts were stashed in a hollow tree.”

Subject + s’ Plural = s’
“The squirrels’ nuts were hidden in several hollow trees throughout
the forest.”
 01 ➔ Possession
Singular Noun end with S

Apostrophe + s
“The class’s hours on my subject are very hectic.”

“The canvas’s size is enormous.”

 01 ➔ Possession
Apostrophe + s Irregular Nouns
pluralized without an s, add an s to the end of the word and place the apostrophe
in front of it.

“Men’s feet are generally larger than women’s.”

“The children’s toys are on the floor.”

 01 ➔ Possession
Plural Proper Noun/Noun end with S, Ch & Z

Plural Noun + es + Apostrophe

“The two actresses’ roles are the main casts.”

Plural Proper Noun + es + Apostrophe

“The Joneses’ condo is marvelous.”
 01 ➔ Possession
Apostrophe + s Group that shows
possession
“Todd and Anne’s apartment.”

“Stacy and Steve’s car is old.” If there are two owners of

something, we only add ’s
to the final name.
 01 ➔ Possession
Proper Noun end with s
Which one is correct?
● Lucas’ toys style issue
Solution: to pick one style and
● Lucas’s toys stick with it throughout the piece
of writing
 01 ➔ Possession
Certain pronouns already have possession build in and don’t need
an apostrophe

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
My Our mine Ours
Your Its Yours Its
His Her His Hers
their. theirs.
 02 ➔ Contraction

In contractions, one or more letters (or numbers) have

been omitted. The apostrophe shows this omission.

Deletion
 02 ➔ Contraction
Using BE Verbs
I am → I’m That is → That’s
He is → He’s
Who is → Who’s
She is → She’s
We are → We’re What is/are → What’s/What’re
They are → They’re
 02 ➔ Contraction
Using BE Verbs

How is → How’s You are → You’re

Why is → Why’s It is → It’s
When is → When’s You’re Your
Where is → Where’s
It’s Its
Possessive Pronouns
 02 ➔ Contraction
Using WILL Verbs

I will → I’ll It will → It’ll

You will → You’ll We will → We’ll
He will → He’ll They will → They’ll
She will → She’ll That will → That’ll
 02 ➔ Contraction
Using WILL Verbs

Who will → Who’ll What will → What’ll

How will → How’ll When will → When’ll

Why will → Why’ll Where will → Where’ll

 02 ➔ Contraction
Using HAVE Verbs

I have → I’ve It have → It’ve

You have → You’ve We have → We’ve
He have → He’ve They have → They’ve
She have → She’ve That have → That’ve
 02 ➔ Contraction
Using HAVE Verbs

Who have → Who’ve What have → What’ve

How have → How’ve When have → When’ve

Why have → Why’ve Where have → Where’ve

 02 ➔ Contraction
Using HAD Verbs

I had → I’d It had → It’d

You had → You’d We had → We’d
He had → He’d They had → They’d
She had → She’d That had → That’d
 02 ➔ Contraction
Using HAD Verbs

Who had → Who’d What had → What’d

How had → How’d When had → When’d

Why had → Why’d Where had → Where’d

 02 ➔ Contraction
Using WOULD Verbs

I would → I’d It would → It’d

You would → You’d We would → We’d
He would → He’d They would → They’d
She would → She’d That would → That’d
 02 ➔ Contraction
Using WOULD Verbs

Who would → Who’d What would → What’d

How would → How’d When would → When’d

Why would → Why’d Where would → Where’d

 02 ➔ Contraction
Using NOT

are not → aren’t has not → hasn’t

is not → isn’t have not → haven’t
could not → couldn’t must not → mustn’t
cannot → can’t did not → didn’t
 02 ➔ Contraction
Using NOT

Shall not → Shan’t Were not → Weren’t

Should not → Shouldn’t Will not → Won’t

Was not → Wasn’t Would not → Wouldn’t

 02 ➔ Contraction

Double contractions, one or more letters (or numbers)

have been omitted. The apostrophe shows this omission.

Shouldn’t ’ve
 03 ➔ Plurality &
Singularity
Although apostrophes are usually not used to form plurals, they
are inserted in the creation of the plurals of letters, numbers,
and symbols.

The girl’s play their dolls. ‘S for Plurality

Nita got A’s on her Biology quizzes.

 03 ➔ Plurality &
Singularity
Two A’s = two letters that happen to both be A.

Nita got A’s on her Biology quizzes.

Six 5’s = six numbers that are each 5.

There are six 5’s in my SSN.

Apostrophe Catastrophes: When Not
to Use Apostrophes
 Apostrophe Catastrophes: When Not
to Use Apostrophes
While there are many ways in which apostrophes can be misused,
some are much more common than others. Some examples follow.

Incorrect: “Big
e c t: “My b ro th e r h a s two son’s.”
Incorr wildcat’s roam freely.”

b ro t h er h a s two so ns.” Correct: “Big wildcats

Correct: “My
roam freely.”
 Apostrophe Catastrophes: When Not
to Use Apostrophes

In the first two

examples, we’re
it ’s c hops.” discussing two or more
Incorre c t: “T h e d o g lic ke d
“sons” and “wildcats”
h e do g li c ke d it s c ho ps.” rather than items the
Correct: “T
sons or wildcats possess.
 Apostrophe
These are just a few examples
Catastrophes: When of common mistakes. Check
Not to Use your work frequently to be
certain that you’re not
Apostrophes making similar errors. With
practice, you will soon find it
simple to use apostrophes
appropriately.
 Apostrophe Catastrophes: When Not
to Use Apostrophes
Do not use an apostrophe + s to
Plural make a regular noun plural.
Which one is correct?
1) Apostrophe’s are confusing.
1) We’ve had many happy Christmas’s.
2) Apostrophes are confusing.
2) We’ve had many happy Christmases.
DEFINITION USAGE/ TYPES
KINDS
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 Reported by:
Villasis, Richelle B.