{"id":3185,"date":"2024-01-18T22:26:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T22:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningcommons.twu.ca\/?p=3185"},"modified":"2024-08-28T09:57:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:57:49","slug":"quickstart-guide-apostrophe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2024\/01\/18\/quickstart-guide-apostrophe\/","title":{"rendered":"Apostrophes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3185\" class=\"elementor elementor-3185\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2a9b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c2a9b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea3b55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fea3b55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87f74c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a87f74c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Welcome!<\/h3><p><strong>Welcome to the Learning Commons Quick Start Guide on how to master the use of apostrophes!<\/strong><\/p><p>While a small piece of punctuation, apostrophes have the power to shorten sentences and change the meaning of the ideas. This Guide will explain:<\/p><ul><li>What are apostrophes<\/li><li>When to use apostrophes<\/li><li>When not use apostrophes<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dedc8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dedc8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Apostrophes 101<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfecc45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfecc45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e527543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e527543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Course Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p><strong>Course Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Beginner<\/p><p><strong>Time to Complete:\u00a0<\/strong>&lt;10 mins<\/p><p><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong>\u00a0Students in WRTG100\/101, ENGL103, or anyone who needs a refresher.<\/p><p><strong>Guide Creator:<\/strong>\u00a0Emily Keery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45233ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45233ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3fa2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d3fa2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26999f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"26999f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/My6oGvkHnfY&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f8334 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8f8334\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f02a25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f02a25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This video introduces the main uses of apostrophes:<\/p><ul><li>Possessives (ownership or belonging)<\/li><li>Contraction (omission of letters).<\/li><li>Plurals<\/li><\/ul><p><em><strong>In this mini-course we explore this in more detail:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ol><li>Possessives<\/li><li>Dates and Plurals of Lowercase Letters<\/li><li>Omission of Letters<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d427f9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d427f9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a68ed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e1a68ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78df18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78df18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000080\">Topic 1: Possessives<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><b>There are two different types of possessives that we\u2019re going to look at today: Possessive Nouns and Possessive Pronouns.<\/b><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8720335 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8720335\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c972113 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c972113\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2738ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2738ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_tta-panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"vc_tta-panel-title vc_tta-controls-icon-position-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learningcommons.twu.ca\/mini-course-how-to-use-an-apostrophe-2\/possessives\/#1594830977288-d3bb344c-13ea\" data-vc-accordion=\"\" data-vc-container=\".vc_tta-container\"><span class=\"vc_tta-title-text\">Possessive Nouns<\/span><i class=\"vc_tta-controls-icon vc_tta-controls-icon-plus\"><\/i><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vc_tta-panel-body\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Add an apostrophe to express possession. This shows the relationship between the first and second noun is one of belonging or ownership.<\/p><p><strong>Singular Noun (\u2018s)<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Jacob<strong>\u2018s\u00a0<\/strong>ladder<\/li><li>Thomas<strong>\u2018s\u00a0<\/strong>doubt (Thomas<strong>\u2018<\/strong>\u00a0is also technically correct, but MLA\/APA prefers\u00a0<strong>\u2018s<\/strong>.)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Plural Noun (\u2018s)<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The men<strong>\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0dinner<\/li><li>Girls<strong>\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0lunch<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Joint<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Sam and Sally\u2019s children (They have the same children.)<\/li><li>Sam\u2019s children and Beth\u2019s children (They have different children.)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a3c47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9a3c47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b44a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b44a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_tta-panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"vc_tta-panel-title vc_tta-controls-icon-position-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learningcommons.twu.ca\/mini-course-how-to-use-an-apostrophe-2\/possessives\/#1594916119918-471bf47f-6488\" data-vc-accordion=\"\" data-vc-container=\".vc_tta-container\"><span class=\"vc_tta-title-text\">Possessive Pronouns<\/span><i class=\"vc_tta-controls-icon vc_tta-controls-icon-plus\"><\/i><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vc_tta-panel-body\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>These do NOT use apostrophes.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Yours, His, Hers, Theirs<\/li><li>\u00a0Examples: His friends said the money was theirs. Are the shoes yours?<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Tip:<\/strong>\u00a0Be sure to understand the difference between \u201cIt is\u201d as a contraction and \u201cits\u201d the possessive pronoun for \u201cit.\u201d<\/p><ul><li>Its engine is overheated. (Possessive)<\/li><li>It\u2019s a great day for a drive. (Contraction)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9374987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9374987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding<\/span><\/h5><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Think you\u2019ve got a good grasp on how to use possessive pronouns? Test yourself!<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-98\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"98\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Spot the Words that need a Possessive Apostrophe\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f3684 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2f3684\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20df4f4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"20df4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d822bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d822bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000080\">Topic 2: Dates and Plurals\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Apostrophes are also used to shorten dates to refer to a specific year or set of years (ex. the \u201820s). If you are referring to specific letters in the alphabet, an apostrophe is required (ex. Mind your p\u2019s and q\u2019s).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea3688 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ea3688\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fafccf3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fafccf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282749f eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"282749f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Dates<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                                                        <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>The 1960s were eventful.<\/p><p>The culture of the\u00a0<strong>\u2018<\/strong>60s incited change.<\/p><p>\u00a0 How will the 1920s compare to the 2020s?<\/p><p>My favourite decade was the \u201920s.<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fffc3b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fffc3b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d679d15 eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"d679d15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">Lowercase Letters<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                                                        <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                        <p>I find it hard to write q<strong>\u2018s<\/strong>.<\/p><p>My program requires me to have A<strong>\u2018s<\/strong>\u00a0and B<strong>\u2018s<\/strong>.<\/p>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76767d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76767d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding<\/span><\/h5><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Think you\u2019ve got a good grasp on how to use possessive pronouns? Test yourself!<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-6\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"6\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Choose the statement with the correct apostrophe\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc44969 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc44969\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ab8e7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79ab8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732c776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"732c776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000080\">Topic 3: Omission of Letters: Use an Apostrophe to Create Contractions<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Contractions are the most common type of apostrophe that you will use in daily life (ex. I\u2019m frustrated by autocorrect.). The apostrophe stands in for missing letters to allow you to shorten and combine common word sets. However,\u00a0<strong>in academic writing, you avoid the use of contractions and spell everything out<\/strong> (ex. I am frustrated by autocorrect.). For this reason, you will need to be able to find contractions in your writing and write out the words in full.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf7294 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adf7294\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0a154 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a0a154\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d379db eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"0d379db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">I don't want to confuse you.<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                                                        <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">I do not want to confuse you.<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17abb6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17abb6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781b10c eael-flipbox-content-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-flip-box\" data-id=\"781b10c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-container eael-animate-flip eael-animate-left eael-content eael-flip-box-hover eael-flipbox-fixed-height eael-flipbox-dynamic\">\n\n            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-flip-card\">\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-front-container\">\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-icon-image\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                    <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">I'd like to come to campus tomorrow.<\/h2>                                    <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n\t                                                                        <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-rear-container\">\n                                                                <div class=\"eael-elements-slider-display-table\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-vertical-align\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-padding\">\n                                                                                                            <h2 class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-heading\">I would like to come to campus tomorrow.<\/h2>\n                                                                        <div class=\"eael-elements-flip-box-content\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623ef01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"623ef01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding<\/span><\/h5><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Think you\u2019ve got a good grasp on how to use possessive pronouns? Test yourself!<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-73\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"73\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Contraction busting: remove the apostrophe to spell everything out!\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583bae64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"583bae64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45178dcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45178dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 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elementor-size-default\">Congratulations!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d752f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d752f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">Now, return to the Learning Commons Resource Moodle and do the exit quiz to confirm your new knowledge!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112e8ecf elementor-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"112e8ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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