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Apostrophes
Singular – one cat
Cat
Singular possesive - One cat, one bowl
The cat’s bowl is empty.
Plural – more than one cat
There are two cats.
Plural possessive – two cats own a bowl
The cats’ bowl is empty.
Apostrophes
Use an apostrophe to indicate that a noun is
possessive
The hat of Tim
Tim’s hat
The desk of the lawyers
The lawyers’ desk
The camper of Joyce and Greg
Joyce and Greg’s camper
The memoir of my father-in-law
My father-in-law’s memoir
Apostrophes
Use an apostrophe and –s to indicate that an
indefinite pronoun is possessive (everyone,
someone, no one, something)
The raincoat of someone
Someone’s raincoat
Apostrophes
Use an apostrophe to mark omissions in
contractions and numbers
It’s = it is
Its
_____ raining outside.
Each area had _____ own desk.
Use an apostrophe to mark omissions of the
first two digits of a year or years
The class of ‘08
The ‘60s generation (notice it isn’t ‘60’s)
Apostrophes
Do not use an apostrophe to form the plural of numbers, abbreviations, and words mentioned as words
Do use an apostrophe to form the plural of letters
Oksana skated nearly perfect figure 8s.
The 1920s are known as the Jazz age.
He received two Ds for the first time in his life.
Beginning readers often confuse b’s and d’s.
Students with straight A’s earn high honors.
The I’s in the sign are crooked.
Harriet has thirty DVDs on her desk.
Apostrophes
Avoid common misuses of the apostrophe.
Some outpatient’s have special parking permits.
The House on Mango Street was written by
Sandra Cisneros, who’s work focuses on the
Latino community in the United States.
Apostrophe song
Watch the following video.
Write down examples of apostrophe misuse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc2aSz9Ficw
Grammar Tasks
Write three sentences that each use a singular
possessive ( –’s).
Write three sentences that each use a plural
possessive (–s’).
Write three sentences that each use a plural
word (no apostrophes).
Thesis statements
1. The following will summarize the article, evaluate the article, and have a personal response on the article.
fits criteria for critique
2. In the article, “The Death Penalty Debate,” Patricia Smith writes about capital punishment and the controversial reason some might oppose to it while others concur that the death penalty is the just thing to do.
only summary
3. In Sean Gregory’s “Should This Kid Be Making $225, 047 A year for Playing College Football?” his writing delves into many different subjects on the current state of college athletics like the people who are benefiting the most from unpaid student athletes, Johnny Manziel, and some reasons on why student athletes are not currently paid.
only summary
Thesis statements
4. The issue of elderly driving will be analyzed by looking at a brief summary of Anderson’s article, a critique of Anderson’s article, and my personal stance and opinions on this controversial issue.
fits criteria for critique
5. High unemployment of college graduates and outstanding student loan debts are reasons for some to reconsider their future plans and find out which educational route is best for them.
6. This paper will demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits of hunting on the local and national levels.
Thesis statements
7. Abortions is wrong, Kerby Anderson has many
points to back this statement.
8. In the article “Why I’m Against Gun Control,”
Peter Tucci covers important topics on the
controversy of gun control and why he is not a
supporter.
9. Euthanasia should be a given right, especially to
those who are terminally ill and live their lives so
close to the edge of death.
Thesis statements10. Lowering the drinking age would cause more harm to not only the young adults, but to the whole society.
11. The passage will include a brief summary, an assessment of Kinsley’s performance, and a personal response from the writer.
fits criteria for critique
12. While reflecting on Cuomo’s article, there is some evidence to support his argument, but his lack of elaboration on some of the main points and his biased opinion harms the strength of the validity of the argument.
Missing opinion
13. Although profanity does effect players’ aggression and behavior, different variables such as past exposure to video games, amount of video games played per day, and the protagonist or antagonist use of profanity can help the effect of profanity in video games.
Missing assessment and opinion