Apostrophes
What are the two uses for apostrophes?
-possession
-contractions
Shes the fastest girl on the team.
She's the fastest girl on the team.
What are two uses for commas?
-lists
-dependent clauses
- dates and locations
-yes or no statements
-clarify/announce
I'm happy that _________ so nice to Peter.
they're
What is the Oxford Comma?
The final comma in a list used between the second-to-last noun and the word "and".
I cant go with you to Colins house.
I can't go with you to Colin's house.
It is not the fact that it is broken, but it is also extremely rare and expensive.
It's not the fact that it's broken, but it's also extremely rare and expensive.
Jonas likes to watch movies play games and take naps.
Jones likes to watch movies, play games and take naps.
They're; there
Punctuation
The girls basketball uniforms need to be put in the dryer
The girls' basketball uniforms need to be put in the dryer.
Bonus: You need a period at the end of the SENTENCE!
Peoples shadows change as the sun moves across the sky.
Peoples' shadows change as the sun moves across the sky.
Please gather the laundry and put it in the washer Tymiah.
Please gather the laundry and put it in the washer, Tymiah.
________ parents are spending a week in Missouri. They had never been _____ before.
Their; there
What is the longest word that contains only one vowel.
Strengths
Buy your notebooks here and youll save money.
Buy your notebooks here and you'll save money.
The womens bags were taken to the hotel.
The women's bags were taken to the hotel.
My grandparents Aileen and Earl live in Tampa Florida.
My grandparents, Aileen and Earl, live in Tampa, Florida.
Where are my shoes
_______ over ________.
They're over there.
Bonus: Where are my shoes?
Forty
Youd better be here on time or youre getting in trouble.
You'd better be here on time or you're getting in trouble.
The Hastings house is under renovation this week
The Hastings' house is under renovation this week.
or
The Hastingses' house is under renovation this week.
Bonus: period
When I go running I always wear my smart watch.
When I go running, I always wear my smart watch.
Explain the difference between their, there, and they're.
Their - describes a noun possession
There - adverb describing place
They're - contraction of they are
Give me the correct names of: your principal, your 6th grade administrator, your 6 grade counselor, the name of a P.E., social studies, and English teacher. All must be spelled correctly.
Depends on who you chose!