Apostrophes That Show BelongingThe apostrophe that says something belongs to someone — and…2nd GradeTo show something belongs to someone, add anapostrophe then an s. If the owner is alreadyplural and ends in s, the apostrophe goesowner + 'sthe lead of the dogthe dog's leadOne owner — apostrophe before the s.the leads of the dogsthe dogs' leadsMany owners already ending in s — apostrophe after.the coat of the childrenthe children's coatPlural not ending in s — back to 's.the bike of SamSam's bikeNames work exactly the same way.THE COMMON MISTAKE✗ apple's for sale✓ apples for salePlurals never take an apostrophe. Nothing belongs to the apples.Find the owner first. The apostrophe always goes immediately afterthe owner.Apostrophes That Show Belongingwww.littleactivity.com

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Literacy · 2nd Grade

Apostrophes That Show Belonging

The apostrophe that says something belongs to someone — and where it goes.

How to use it

Ask 'who does it belong to?' The apostrophe goes straight after that answer.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
2nd Grade
Ages
7–8
Subject
Literacy
Pages
1

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