GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, AND WORD USAGE • LEVEL D
Punctuation
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S tep One: Instruction Apostrophes Use an apostrophe to form a contraction. A contraction is formed when you put two words together. The contraction takes the place of the missing letters. For example:
has not = hasn’t The apostrophe takes the place of the missing “o.”
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he will = he’ll The apostrophe takes the place of the missing “w” and “i.” Add an apostrophe plus an “s” to show possession. Possessive nouns show ownership of a person, place, or thing. For example:
The piano belongs to Marcie. Marcie’s piano is large and brown.
STER. . A M E ACKLIN IN ANY WAY L B A The book belongs to Randy. UCED S NOT book. I D O T I R . The teacher told me to borrow Randy’s P GHTED BE RE I R O Y T P K O K IS C R THIS BOO O O B To show that more than something, put the apostrophe after the O N Fowns MPLEone person E A V S I G S I letter “s.” T TH IS NO N O I S For example:RMIS Her sisters’ names were Sherri, Terri, and Mary. PE The stores’ hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Quotation Marks Use quotation marks before and after a direct quote. When ending a sentence with a quotation mark, put the period inside the quotation mark. For example:
Joy said, "It's too rainy to go to the park."
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