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Handout
English Plus+

Grammar Slammer's Apostrophes Showing Possession

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the correct and incorrect usage of apostrophes to show possession and examples are provided. Note that links are provided at the bottom of the page for other specific uses of the apostrophe.
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Unit Plan
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Apostrophe

For Students 9th - 10th
What is an apostrophe? Where are apostrophes found in writing? Use this website to learn more about these crazy little punctuation marks.
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Handout
SUNY Empire State College

Empire State College: Apostrophes

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource looks at the three main uses of apostrophes: to take the place of deleted letters; to show possession; and to show plurals of letters, numbers, symbols, abbreviations and words used as words.
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Handout
Other

Sandhills Community College: The Apostrophe

For Students 9th - 10th
A valuable resource for learning about the uses of the apostrophe in English punctuation, including apostrophes with possessive nouns as well as contractions. Provides examples.
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Handout
Other

Bellevue Community College: Apostrophes [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explains the three uses of the apostrophe and provides examples. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Apostrophes

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson has twenty items to test your understanding of apostrophes. Print the exercise and punctuate correctly. Answers are provided at the end of the exercise, along with an online handout on the rules for using apostrophes.
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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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Handout
English Plus+

Apostrophes With Possessives of More Than One Owner

For Students 9th - 10th
When to use the apostrophe when more than one person shares the same item, and when similar items are owned individually by different owners. Examples are provided.
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Handout
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.