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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: When to Use Apostrophes

For Students 9th - 10th
It's possessive. It's often followed by S's. And it's sometimes tricky when it comes to its usage. It's the apostrophe. Laura McClure gives a refresher on when to use apostrophes in writing. [3:14]
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Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Self Teaching Units: Apostrophes

For Students 9th - 10th
This module explains how to use apostrophes to form possessive nouns and pronouns, provides links to exercises for each new idea, and a link to a post lesson quiz.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Exercise Plurals & Possessives

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers exercises in the sometimes confusing use of plurals of possessives. In each space write "C" if correct, or "I" if incorrect. Then click on "Submit Application" for the answers.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Apostrophe Use Exercise 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Apostrophe Use Exercise 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
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Towson University

Towson University: Apostrophe Use Exercise 4

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Apostrophe Use Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Apostrophe Rules

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the rules for the uses and misuses of the apostrophe including contractions and omissions, possessive nouns, possessive pronouns, how to write joint possession, plurals, apostrophes with surrounding punctuation, and...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apostrophes: Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
In this slideshow tutorial, the punctuation topic of "the apostrophe" is reviewed. Each slide provides a different purpose for using an apostrophe.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Possessive Pronoun and Apostrophe

For Students 9th - 10th
This Purdue Online Writing Lab article explains the three uses of the apostrophe.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Punctuation (English I Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn proofreading techniques to use in checking for correct punctuation.
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ACT360 Media

Writing Tips: Sentence Builder: Apostrophe

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "apostrophe" in English punctuation.
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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
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University of Ottawa (Canada)

U of Ottawa Hyper Grammar: Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th
Writing center tutorial for how to correctly use various types of punctuation, including the apostrophe in contractions, possessives, and pronouns.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Punctuation

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Punctuation is the point of this lesson. You'll learn to put the right dots and squiggles in the appropriate places in your writing. You'll review the conventions of punctuation used in academic English. Then you will apply what you...
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Contraction Worksheets

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
This learning module provides remediation with forming contractions. Practice with forming contractions from separate words is provided with through two different worksheets.