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SPELLING PROGRAMME - PART 2
Target 8 : ’’’’’’’’ Apostrophes – Rule 2 ’’’’’’’’
Apostrophes are also used to show that something belongs to
someone or something. The apostrophe points to the owner.
The cat’s tail
The dog’s kennel
The teacher’s book
BUT:- When there is more than one owner, you put
the apostrophe after the s.
The boys’ game
The dogs’ tails
The goats’ field
Add the missing apostrophes to this passage:-
It was a sunny day, so we put the childrens fishing gear
in Sams car and drove down to the river. We took the
dogs collars because the river was next to the sheeps
field. Sams daughters, Sharon and Pam, arrived and
came with us. We all caught several fish but Sharons
fish were the biggest.
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