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Apostrophe: Possessives, Contractions

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    Where do the apostrophes go? Put the apostrophe ( ' ) in the correct place.
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  • Thats my parents car (both parents) / (where does the apostrophe go?)
    THAT'S = that is / my PARENTS' car (the car belongs to my parents)
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  • Those are childrens clothes (where does the apostrophe go?)
    CHILDREN'S clothes (the clothes belong to the children) / no apostrophe - 'clothes' is a plural noun
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  • Shes 16 years old (where does the apostrophe go?)
    SHE'S = she is / no apostrophe - 'years' is a plural noun
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  • My friends phones are all new (more than one friend) / (where does the apostrophe go?)
    My FRIENDS' phones (the phones belong to my friends, more than one friend) / no apostrophe - 'phones' is a plural noun
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  • My friends bag is new (one friend) / (where does the apostrophe go?)
    FRIEND'S bag (the bag belongs to my friend, one friend)
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  • My uncles wife is sick (where does the apostrophe go?)
    UNCLE'S wife (wife of my uncle)
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  • I am so happy to see you (can you combine any words with an apostrophe?)
    I'M = I am
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  • Mr. Wong does not like to drink soda (can you combine any words with an apostrophe?)
    DOESN'T = does not
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  • Thats Katys book (where does the apostrophe go?)
    THAT'S = that is / KATY'S (the book belongs to Katy)
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  • She would practice swimming everyday (can you combine any words with an apostrophe?)
    SHE'D = she would
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  • Its wagging its tail (where does the apostrophe go?)
    IT'S (it is) wagging / no apostrophe - second 'its' is a possessive pronoun
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  • My brothers teachers classes (the classes taught by ONE teacher of ALL of my brothers) / (where does the apostrophe go?)
    My BROTHERS' TEACHER'S classes
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  • My brothers teachers classes (the classes taught by ONE teacher of ONE of my brothers) / (where does the apostrophe go?)
    My BROTHER'S TEACHER'S classes
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  • Its sad that the cat broke its leg (where does the apostrophe go?)
    IT'S (it is) sad / no apostrophe - second 'its' is a possessive pronoun
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