Apostrophes for possession
Use the possessive apostrophe with singular nouns to show ownership (e.g., the girl's book, the dog's bone)
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“When your child writes something belonging to one person or thing — like "the dog's lead" or "the girl's bag" — do they put the apostrophe in the right place?”
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- Activity. Use the possessive apostrophe with singular nouns to show ownership (e.g., the girl's book, the dog's bone)
What to notice. Write 'the cat's tail' to show the tail belongs to the cat • Distinguish plural -s ('the cats ran') from possessive 's ('the cat's bed') in writing • Add a possessive apostrophe to a singular noun in a dictated sentence
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When your child writes something belonging to one person or thing — like "the dog's lead" or "the girl's bag" — do they put the apostrophe in the right place?
Use the possessive apostrophe with singular nouns to show ownership (e.g., the girl's book, the dog's bone)
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- Write 'the cat's tail' to show the tail belongs to the cat
- Distinguish plural -s ('the cats ran') from possessive 's ('the cat's bed') in writing
- Add a possessive apostrophe to a singular noun in a dictated sentence
“When your child writes something belonging to one person or thing — like "the dog's lead" or "the girl's bag" — do they put the apostrophe in the right place?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Spelling & Word Study
- Age range
- Ages 6–8