APOSTROPHE Rules

in Contractions

• We Are = We're
• Do Not = Don't
• It is = It's

Singular Possessives

• The girl's hat
• The dog's ball
• Amy's pen

Plural possessives

• The birds' nests
• The girls' basketball team
• The children's toys
• The men's hats

if two people owe one thing...

• Maria and John's Restuarant
• Alison and Mark's House

Possessive pronouns...

• The dog played with its ball.
• She found her sock.
• The students go out their books.
• No Apostrophes - Tricky, Tricky.....