1 / 15

Mastering Apostrophes and Quotations for Proper Writing

Learn about apostrophes for contractions and possession, plus how to use quotation marks correctly. Practice activities included on grammar rules and word choice. Improve your writing skills today!

olinda
Download Presentation

Mastering Apostrophes and Quotations for Proper Writing

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Apostrophe, Quotation & Word Choice Chapters 37, 38 & 43

  2. The Apostrophe • Two uses: • Create a contraction (can’t) • Demonstrate possession

  3. Possessive vs. Plural • Add an “S” when there’s more than one • I love all four dogs. • Add an apostrophe only to demonstrate ownership. • Thatis the dog’s ball.

  4. Possessive Pronouns • Mine, his, hers, yours, its • Already demonstrate possession and do not require an apostrophe

  5. Grammar Girl : Apostrophe Catastrophe

  6. Let’s Practice! • Activity 4, page 544

  7. Quotation Marks • Place quotes around the exact words of a speaker • Also place quotes around the titles of short works

  8. Commas & Quotes • She said, “Don’t tell lies.” • “I don’t tell lies,” he exclaimed. • “You know,” she insisted, “that you are a liar.”

  9. Indirect Quotations

  10. Let’s Practice! • Activity 1, pages 547-548

  11. Word Choice • Avoid clichés, pretentious language, and slang.

  12. Cliches

  13. Pretentious Language • Avoid overly complicated language. • My progenitors have negative savings. • My parents are in debt.

  14. Slang

  15. Activities • Activity 1, pages 586-587 • Activity 2, page 588 • Activity 4, page 590

More Related