Wednesday 12 March 2014

Apostrophes (Student)

- What are the 2 times to use an apostrophe?
In possession and and a contraction.

- When should you use an apostrophe of possession?
When something is owned in your sentence.

- Where does it go in a sentence? *
In a contraction where the missing letter is and in possession either before the s if he/she owns it but if it is a plural possessive it would then be after the s.

- When should you NOT use an apostrophe of possession?
For the plural of the name.

- When should you use an apostrophe of contraction?
To replace the missing letter.

- Why do we use apostrophe of contractions?
To replace the missing letter.


- Where does the apostrophe of contraction go in a contracted word? *
Where the missing letter was.

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