The Mighty Apostrophe
Nice PowerPoint presentation on using the great one to create
possessives, contractions and plurals. Use the apostrophe well
and it will be there whenever you
need it.
The Apostrophe
This piece explains the apostrophe and its uses.
Apostrophe Exercises
Exercise 1: Using the Apostrophe
What are the functions of the apostrophe? They’re explained in
this creative, interactive tutorial.
Exercise 2: Apostrophe Review
After completing Exercise 1, an opportunity to consolidate your
apostrophe knowledge.
Exercise on Plurals and Possessives
Exercise on Plurals and Count/Non-Count Nouns
Exercise on Possessives and Irregular Plurals
More on Apostrophes
The Apostrophe
Protection Society aims to preserve the correct use of this
much abused punctuation mark.
Apostrophe Abuse
Links and visuals illustrating an orthographic pet peeve
Bob’s Guide to
the Apostrophe, You Idiots
A one page illustrated guide to the most misused punctuation
mark in the English language.
Ongoing and ever-growing list of apostrophe errors found on the
web
From Terribly
Right
The Long Campaign to Abolish the Apostrophe
Richard's Grammar & Composition Blog summarizes the position of
those who wish to smite the apostrophe.
Possessive Forms
This piece deals with all things possessive: forming
possessives, possessives and gerunds. Possessives vs. adjectival
labels, possessives of plurals, compound possessives,
possessives and compound constructions.
Exercise on Plurals and Possessives
Exercise on Plurals and Count/Non-Count Nouns
Exercise on Possessives and Irregular Plurals |
Usage & Grammar
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Pronoun
References
Apostrophes
Commas
Colons
& Semi-Colons
Spelling
Words that
Sound Alike
Capitalization |