MANUSCRIPT RULES

ITALICS

• Underline (italicize) the titles of books, magazines, etc
• Italicize names of ships, trains, etc
• The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank
• You need to italicize Titanic
• I read Harry Potter last night
• You need to italicize Harry Potter

APOSTROPHES

• Use an apostrophe to show possession
• Use an apostrophe to make a contraction
• Example: You can't hold your breath for ten minutes
• Put an apostrophe after the n in cant to show a contraction
• Example: That is the boy's lunch
• Put an apostrophe after the y in boy to show possession

QUIZ

CORRECT THE SENTENCE

• The Titanic sank.
• I read Time Magazine.
• Have you heard of the Divergent movie.
• I am taking the Greyhound bus to the Bart train.
• Romeo and Juliet is a great play.

CORRECT THE SENTENCE

• I cant have fun in here.
• You shouldnt do that.
• He doesnt enjoy homework.
• That grammar book is the teachers.
• That is Williams supercool backpack.

ANSWERS

ITALICIZE

• Titanic
• Time Magazine
• Divergent
• Greyhound/Bart
• Romeo and Juliet

APOSTROPHE

• Can't
• Shouldn't
• Doesn't
• Boy's
• William's

THANK YOU

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