This slideshow lesson focuses on the use of apostrophes in forming possessives; it defines apostrophe and lists its purposes. It lists two types of possessives, singular and plural, explains how to form each including the placement of...

Possessives show when a noun belongs to someone. It is often indicated with an apostrophe "s", but when words end in "s" only an apostrophe is added.

This page expains the rules for forming possessive nouns and provides examples.

This site discusses the correct and incorrect usage of apostrophes to show possession with plural nouns.

Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a possessive pronoun in the context of a sentence.

Five self-correcting quiz questions over possessive pronouns.

An explanation with examples of possessive nouns and their use of apostrophe.

This site discusses the correct and incorrect usage of apostrophes to show possession and examples are provided. Note that links are provided at the bottom of the page for other specific uses of the apostrophe.

Six slides introducing apostrophes and how they can be used properly with singular and plural nouns to show possession.

This site offers exercises in the sometimes confusing use of plurals of possessives. In each space write "C" if correct, or "I" if incorrect. Then click on "Submit Application" for the answers.

This module explains how to use apostrophes to form possessive nouns and pronouns, provides links to exercises for each new idea, and a link to a post lesson quiz.

This slideshow lesson lists the uses of apostrophes: to show possession, create contractions, and identify missing letters. It explains the rules for each of these uses and provides examples.

This lesson focuses on the use of apostrophes to show possession. It explains when to add apostrophe s, when to add only an apostrophe, how to show joint possession, and how to show possession with compound nouns. It provides examples of...

This Purdue Online Writing Lab article explains the three uses of the apostrophe.

This resource looks at the three main uses of apostrophes: to take the place of deleted letters; to show possession; and to show plurals of letters, numbers, symbols, abbreviations and words used as words.

A series of carts containing rules and examples of possessives including singular and plural common nouns, proper nouns, inanimate nouns, days and holidays, and numbers and letters. A fourteen-question practice exercise follows the...

This matching game has students match the singular and plural possessive nouns to their plural forms while remembering the location of each pair. Java is required.

It's possessive. It's often followed by S's. And it's sometimes tricky when it comes to its usage. It's the apostrophe. Laura McClure gives a refresher on when to use apostrophes in writing. [3:14]

This page focuses on the rules for the uses and misuses of the apostrophe including contractions and omissions, possessive nouns, possessive pronouns, how to write joint possession, plurals, apostrophes with surrounding punctuation, and...

A valuable resource for learning about the uses of the apostrophe in English punctuation, including apostrophes with possessive nouns as well as contractions. Provides examples.

A basic explanation of pronouns used to show possession. Examples are interactive audio files for modeling correct pronunciation. A link to a practice quiz is provided.

This lesson explains the use of apostrophes to form possessives.

When to use the apostrophe when more than one person shares the same item, and when similar items are owned individually by different owners. Examples are provided.

A tutorial explaining the proper apostrophe use of singular and plural possessive nouns followed by a twenty-question exercise to practice this skill.