The Apostrophe

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The Apostrophe
Use apostrophes correctly or Ill eat your
brains!!
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Basic Rules

• Apostrophes are used to indicate possession in a
  singular noun.
• The zombies grave was empty.
• The childrens playground was closed.
• The boys school was haunted.

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More Rules

• When a singular subject ends in s or an
  s-sound, add an apostrophe. Add an extra s
  whenever its most convenient while speaking
  (either way is correct).
• My conscience naggings prevented me from robbing
  the bank.
• Less house is near a graveyard.

• There is no need for an apostrophe if you are a
  personal pronoun (him, her, its, their, etc.).
• Her head was made into a cake by the zombie.
• Is that yours?

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And more rules

• Apostrophes indicate time or quantity.
• Two weeks notice
• Four yards work
• They indicate omission of letters and figures
  in dates.
• Dawn of the Dead came out in 78.
• I cant wait to go to the next slide.

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NEVER

• use apostrophes to make words plural!!!
• Be careful to avoid these common mistakes
• Your ? Youre (You are)
• Its ? Its (It is, it has)

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Examples (for candy)

• Whose is it?
• Its name was Frankenstein.
• Maybe its for him.
• Lynne Truss____ book is helpful.
• Were finally done!!!!

s or

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Works Cited

• The Apostrophe Protection Society. 12 Feb 2007.
  lthttp//www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/index.htmgt.
• Davies, Dr. Martin. "Apostrophes." 12 Feb 2007.
  lttlu.ecom.unimelb.edu.au/pdfs/apostrophes.pdf gt.
  
• Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. Forth Ed.
  Boston Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004.
• Truss, Lynne. Eats, Shoots and Leaves. New York
  Gotham Books, 2003.