Language Arts Grade Four

Unit Two, Lesson Two: Apostrophe

  1. before
  2. fort
  3. more
  4. chore
  5. core
  6. explore
  7. crime
  8. time
  9. rabbit
  10. kangaroo
  1. mammals
  2. coyote
  3. stone
  4. lime
  5. extreme
  6. heat
  7. temperature
  8. index
  9. humidity
  10. moisture
Apostrophe

You can use the apostrophe to indicate that something belongs to someone. Here are some examples: 


    That is Joe's rabbit.

    I did all of my brother's chores.

    I ate one of Lisa's limes.
To show possession we just add an apostrophe and an "s" onto the end of a singular noun. Most often we do this to someone's name, but as you can see from this very sentence names aren't the only thing we add apostrophe-s to. Here are some more examples of the meaning of adding apostrophe-s. 

       APOSTROPHE-S			MEANING

        Greg's kite			The kite that belongs to Greg.

        Mary's lamb			The lamb that belongs to Mary.

	Joe's garage			The garage that belongs to Joe.

	Beth's friend			The friend that belongs to Beth.
When we speak of possession we don't actually mean ownership. For instance, when we speak of "Beth's friend" we don't actually mean that Beth owns her friend. A thing can "belong" to someone in many ways. For instance, your parents might assign to you a responsibility as in "Cleaning the bathroom was Joe's responsibility." The responsibility belongs to Joe, but that doesn't mean that he can sell it, for instance.

Think about these examples: 


   We went to see a play at Jane's church.

   We drove to the fair in Joe's friend's parent's car.

   We listened to Edna's favorite radio station.

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