Apostrophe Rules Flashcards
1
Q
Singular noun…
Example - Jimmy
A
Add ‘s
2
Q
Singular noun ending in “s”…
Example - Mrs. Aerts
A
Add ‘s
3
Q
Plural nous ending in “s”…
Example - Teams (ALL of Medway’s teams)
A
Add an ‘
4
Q
Plural noun not ending in “s”…
Example - Children
A
Add ‘s
5
Q
Indefinite pronouns…
Example - everyone
no one
anybody
everybody
someone
one
somebody
A
Add ‘s
6
Q
Two nouns in a sentence with joint possession (meaning they both own it)…
A
Add ‘s after the second name
7
Q
Two nouns in a sentence without joint ownership…
A
Add ‘s after each name
8
Q
What is an apostrophe used for?
A
An apostrophe is used to form a possessive noun
