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Target 7: Apostrophes – Rule 2 (ownership)
cat’s

cats’
Task 3: Find your own evidence

Find in your written work, from any subject, a sample of writing where you have used
apostrophes to show ownership correctly.

Teacher’s comment on work sample:

word’s
words’

Summary:

 Apostrophes show something belongs to someone
or something.
 If there is only one owner, the apostrophe comes
before the last s.
 If there is more than one owner, the apostrophe

usually comes after the last s.
 If the plural does not end in s, just add ‘s.
 Its does not have an apostrophe (The cat ate its
food).

Only the contraction of it is (it’s)
has an apostrophe.
It’s eating its food.

Are you remembering to proof read your writing
for correct use of punctuation?

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