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Possessives
Ready to tackle possessives with your young grammarians? The beauty of this presentation is in the links. After examining clear definitions and examples of the different forms of possession (singular possessive, plural possessive, joint...
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Possessives
What is a possessive? Review the information at the top of the page before asking your class to work on this independently. For the first eight questions, your learners add the necessary s's and apostrophes when appropriate. For the...
Lincoln University
Using Possessives: How to Hit the Target Every Time!
Everyone talks about dotting your i's and crossing your t's, but what about curling your apostrophes? These important punctuation marks are the focus of this presentation. Class members will learn all about contractions, plurals, and...
Pearson
Possessive Nouns and Possessive Adjectives; Questions with Whose
Be as possessive as you like with a grammar slideshow on possessive nouns and adjectives. Whether it's your suitcase, my suitcase, or his suitcase, elementary learners decipher the ways that possessive nouns and adjectives can modify a...
Pearson
Contractions, Plural Names, and Possessives: An Editing Exercise
Practice proper apostrophe use with a grammar worksheet. After reviewing contractions, plural names, and possessive nouns, kids fix and rewrite 10 incorrect sentences.
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Apostrophe Usage
Helpful as a review activity and a reference sheet for your middle schoolers' binders, this worksheet clarifies the proper ways to use apostrophes. Indicating that they should be used in three cases ("weird" plurals, contractions, and...
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Grammar Worksheets: Apostrophe Errors
Do your young grammarians confuse their it’s and its? Their they’re, there, and their? You’re lucky because help is here! After a brief but succinct explanation of the proper use of apostrophes and homophones, learners show what they've...
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Apostrophes and Quotation Marks
After a brief explanation of two uses for apostrophes (ownership and contractions) learners are asked to choose the correct word in 10 sentences. The same pattern is repeated for the use of quotation marks. The worksheet could be used...
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Possessive Nouns
In this possessive nouns worksheet, students review 8 sentences and determine whether the possessive noun in each sentence refers to a group or an individual. Students add apostrophes where they are needed and explain why they did so.
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Confused and Misused Words and Phases
This grammar lesson will definitely help your students ace the next skills evaluation. Provided are several examples of words that are commonly misused, confused, or misspelled. Five different strategies are given to help students avoid...
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Apostrophe Function and Punctuation
In this apostrophe use worksheet, students read the two primary functions of apostrophes: to show possession and to show the omission of letters. They complete 24 examples in which they apply the rules for both uses.
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Apostrophes Used in Contractions and Possessions
In this writing worksheet, students read about the proper use of apostrophes in possessives and contractions. They decide if 10 statements are written correctly and correct any errors that they find.
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Pronoun Practice
Pronouns, pronouns, pronouns! There are so many different types, and understanding their usage can be quite tricky. A chart at the top of the first page gives examples of subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, and...
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Practice with the Apostrophe
In this apostrophe worksheet, students complete a chart containing the singular possessive, plural noun, and plural possessive. Students then rewrite 6 phrases using the possessive form.
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The Belonging Apostrophe
For this possessive nouns worksheet, students review 10 words and 14 sentences Students add apostrophes where they are needed.
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Apostrophe S ('s)
In this recognizing appropriate uses of apostrophe and s worksheet, students add apostrophes to possessive nouns and contractions in sentences. Students add 17 apostrophe answers.
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Apostrophes Quiz
In this apostrophes activity, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the correct use of apostrophes for contractions and possessive nouns. Students read the four sentence choices and mark the one...
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Apostrophes
In this apostrophe activity, students are given twenty unpunctuated sentences containing apostrophes. Students must punctuate the sentences correctly.
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Find the Error: Apostrophe
Your emerging editors review a newspaper advertisement and hunt for the single grammatical error included. They identify what kind of mistake it is and circle that from a list of six possibilities. Grammatical errors may include:...
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Pretest and Present Project
Students build their own city. In this grammar lesson, students view ads for popular vacation spots. Students take note of the correct capitalization in the ads. Students then create their own city and make a travel brochure for that...
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Catastrophes of Apostrophic Proportions
In this online interactive grammar worksheet, students respond to 6 fill in the blank questions regarding the appropriate use of apostrophes. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Apostrophes: Is or Has?
In this apostrophes worksheet, students read 10 sentences that contain a word with an apostrophe. Students decide if the apostrophe is being used for possession, is or has and write the answer in the blank after each sentence.
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What's Wrong With This Picture
In this punctuation activity, middle schoolers examine a picture that contains a sign that is found outside of Norwich Cathedral. They find the error in the sign which deals with the use of an apostrophe in a possessive.
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Punctuation: Visible Speech
Examine the proper uses of punctuation with this easy PowerPoint. Simple, bold, and straightforward, each slide introduces a different symbol. Difficult or confusing instances are indicated as well.
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