Starter quiz
- Fill in the blank: 'Possessing' is another word for ...
- owning ✓
- putting
- showing
- keeping
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- What belongs to Sofia in the following sentence? 'Ms Clarke read Sofia's book at lunch time play.'
- Ms Clarke
- lunch time
- play
- book ✓
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- What belongs to Jun in the following sentence? 'Jun's carrier bag was yellow with red stripes and he took it to the supermarket.'
- red stripes
- supermarket
- carrier bag ✓
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- Why is there no s after the apostrophe in the following sentence? 'Mr Douglas' jumper looked very warm.'
- The name 'Mr Douglas' ends in the letter s. ✓
- The noun 'Mr Douglas' is singular.
- Nothing belongs to Mr Douglas.
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- Which pair of words have been contracted with an apostrophe in this example? won't
- would not
- will not ✓
- is not
- do not
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- Is the apostrophe signalling contraction or possession in the following sentence? 'I'm definitely coming to the party in the summer!'
- 'contraction' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which is correct for what 'singular' means?
- only one ✓
- more than one
- equal to
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- Which is correct for what 'plural' means?
- only one
- more than one ✓
- equal to
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- Which letter do most (not all) plural nouns end in in English?
- 's' ✓
- What belongs to Izzy and Aisha in the following sentence? 'Mr Lewis read the girls' poems over his lunch break.'
- Mr Lewis
- lunch
- poems ✓
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- Why is there no s after the apostrophe in the following sentence? 'The boys' coats were strewn across the corridor.'
- The noun 'boys' is singular.
- The noun 'boys' is plural. ✓
- Nothing belongs to the boys in this sentence.
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- Which is the correct version to fill in the blank to show that the pens belong to the girls? The __________ pens were multi-coloured.
- girls' ✓
- girl's
- girls
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- An apostrophe is an important piece of punctuation.
- An apostrophe has more than one purpose.
- An apostrophe can show if a noun belongs to another plural noun.
- Apostrophes for plural possession are useful to make our meaning clear.
- An apostrophe sits at the same height as the ascender of a letter.
Common misconception
Pupils think the apostrophe is placed before the s at the end of the first noun.
Repeat many times that an apostrophe is placed before the s at the end of the first noun only when it is a singular noun owning something. An apostrophe is placed after the s at the end of the first noun when it is a plural noun that owns something.
Keywords
Apostrophe for possession - a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another plural noun
Plural - more than one
Belong - to be the property of someone or something
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