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APOSTROPHE STUDY GUIDE ELA Dr. Faber

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POSSESSIVE NOUNS A possessive noun implies ownership of something by that person, place, or thing (the noun). To make a singular nounlike boy, dog, or schoolpossessive, add-s. The boys yo yo. The schools bleachers. The kites tail.

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CONTRACTIONS The word contract means to press together or shorten. When you squeeze two words together to make another word, that's called a contraction. Many contractions are used in speech and in informal writing. (Formal writing etiquette discourages the use of slang and contractions).

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BE CAREFUL Do not confuse the plural form of a noun for its possessive form. Plural form: His parents drove us to school. Singular Possessive: We went to school in his parents car. The first sentence --- two parents drove to school. The second sentence ---- the car of only one parent. Plural Possessive: We went to school in his parents car. This sentence implies that the car belongs to both of his parents, not just one. ONLY ONE POSSESSIVEITSDOES NOT REQUIRE AN APOSTROPHE.

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CONTRACTIONS OF COMMON PRONOUNS Am/areWillHave/hasHad/would IImIllIveId YouYoureYoullYouveYoud HeHesHellHesHed SheShesShellShesShed ItItsItllItsItd TheyTheyreTheyllTheyveTheyd WeWereWellWeveWed

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CONTRACTIONS OF HELPING VERBS is+notIsnt Are+notArent Was+notWasnt Can+notCant Had+notHadnt Did+notDidnt Should+notShouldnt Would+notWouldnt

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NOW YOU FILL-IN THE CONTRACTIONS is+not Are+not Was+not Can+not Had+not Did+not Should+not Would+not

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NOW YOU FILL-IN THE CONTRACTIONS Am/areWillHave/hasHad/would I You He She It They We

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