TOPIC-Apostrophe:CLASS:III

CLASS:III
TOPIC-Apostrophe : English Lang                                                    Woork sheet#22

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What is an apostrophe?

When we want to show the ownership of a noun, we add (’s) to the noun . This (’)is called an Apostrophe. Is shoes that  a particular thing belongs to someone  .

e.g. :1-This bat belongs to John.
        1-This is john’s bat.
        2-This bike belongs to jane.
        2-This is jane’s bike.

Apostrophe is also used to show the missing letters of the shortened from of words .

e.g.   1-I will- I’ll
        2-I am- I’m
        3-do not- don’t
        4- she  is –she’s
        5-cannot-can’t

How to use an apostrophe?
 A -Incase singular noun, we add apostrophe and  ‘s’

Note :Apostrophe is added before s
e.g. :1-This house is belong to my frind.
        1-This is my friend’s house.
        2- This car is belong to Mr.Roy.
        2-This is Mr. Roy’s car
b) Incase of plural noun ending with (s)we add only the apostrophe after s

e.g.  :1-the letters of the soldiers-the soldiers’ letters.
         2-the nests of the birds –the birds’ nests.

c)Incase of plural noun ending without (s), we add (’)and s.
e.g. : 1-The book of the children.
         1-The children’s book.
         2-The hostel of the man.
          2The men’s hostel.
d) Incase of the non-living thing –we do not use an apostrophe.
e.g. : the chair’s leg- (is wrong)
         we say –the legs of the chair.