{"id":1235,"date":"2025-04-23T23:34:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T23:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1235"},"modified":"2025-07-30T21:48:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:48:18","slug":"apostrophes-and-quotation-marks-apply-it","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/apostrophes-and-quotation-marks-apply-it\/","title":{"raw":"Apostrophes and Quotation Marks: Apply It","rendered":"Apostrophes and Quotation Marks: Apply It"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\" aria-label=\"Learning Goals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Demonstrate how to use apostrophes to show possession<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Demonstrate how to use apostrophes in contractions<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Demonstrate the correct use of quotation marks<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>The best way to understand how apostrophes and quotation marks work in different types of sentences is to practice! Below, you'll find practice for using apostrophes and quotation marks properly.\r\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"116\"><strong data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"116\">Practice Using Apostrophes<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<section class=\"textbox recall\" aria-label=\"Recall\">\r\n<p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"185\">There are two major uses of apostrophes:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>To <strong>show possession<\/strong>:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"240\">Add \u2019s to singular nouns to indicate possession.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"295\">Add \u2019 to plural nouns that already end in s.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"354\">Add \u2019s to plural nouns that do not end in s.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"435\">Use the \u201cof\u201d test to check whether an apostrophe is needed for possession.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To <strong>form contractions<\/strong>:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"469\" 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data-end=\"843\">Use quotation marks for <strong data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"781\">titles of short works<\/strong>, such as articles, poems, short stories, chapters, and songs.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nYou also have to pay attention to proper punctuation when using quotation marks:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"818\"><strong data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"736\">Place a comma before a direct quote<\/strong> when introducing it with a phrase like <em data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"785\">he said<\/em>, <em data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"798\">she asked<\/em>, or <em data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"815\">they wrote<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Place <strong data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1047\">periods and commas<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1058\">inside<\/strong> the closing quotation mark.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Place <strong data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1129\">colons, semicolons, and dashes<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1141\">outside<\/strong> the closing quotation mark, unless part of the quoted material.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Place <strong data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1255\">question marks and exclamation points<\/strong> inside if they are part of the quoted material, and outside if they apply to the whole sentence.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section><section class=\"textbox tryIt\" aria-label=\"Try It\">[ohm2_question hide_question_numbers=1]40647[\/ohm2_question]\r\n\r\n[ohm2_question hide_question_numbers=1]40648[\/ohm2_question]\r\n\r\n[ohm2_question hide_question_numbers=1]40649[\/ohm2_question]\r\n\r\n[ohm2_question hide_question_numbers=1]40650[\/ohm2_question]\r\n\r\n<\/section>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\" aria-label=\"Learning Goals\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Demonstrate how to use apostrophes to show possession<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Demonstrate how to use apostrophes in contractions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span 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Below, you&#8217;ll find practice for using apostrophes and quotation marks properly.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"116\"><strong data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"116\">Practice Using Apostrophes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<section class=\"textbox recall\" aria-label=\"Recall\">\n<p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"185\">There are two major uses of apostrophes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To <strong>show possession<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"240\">Add \u2019s to singular nouns to indicate possession.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"295\">Add \u2019 to plural nouns that already end in s.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"354\">Add \u2019s to plural nouns that do not end in s.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"435\">Use the \u201cof\u201d test to check whether an apostrophe is needed for possession.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>To <strong>form contractions<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"528\">Use apostrophes to replace missing letters in contractions.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"611\">Common contractions include forms of to be, will, have, and not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"textbox tryIt\" aria-label=\"Try It\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"951\">\n<p data-start=\"3559\" data-end=\"3661\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm40641\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.one.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=40641&theme=lumen&iframe_resize_id=ohm40641&source=tnh\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3559\" data-end=\"3661\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm40642\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.one.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=40642&theme=lumen&iframe_resize_id=ohm40642&source=tnh\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3559\" data-end=\"3661\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm40643\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.one.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=40643&theme=lumen&iframe_resize_id=ohm40643&source=tnh\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3559\" data-end=\"3661\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm40644\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.one.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=40644&theme=lumen&iframe_resize_id=ohm40644&source=tnh\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3559\" data-end=\"3661\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm40645\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.one.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=40645&theme=lumen&iframe_resize_id=ohm40645&source=tnh\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3559\" data-end=\"3661\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm40646\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.one.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=40646&theme=lumen&iframe_resize_id=ohm40646&source=tnh\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h2 data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"169\"><strong data-start=\"2372\" data-end=\"2404\">Practice Using Quotation Marks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<section class=\"textbox recall\" aria-label=\"Recall\">There are a few different uses for quotation marks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"247\">Use quotation marks to indicate <strong data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"205\">direct quotations<\/strong>\u2014the exact words from a source or speaker.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"466\">Use quotation marks to <strong data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"465\">reproduce exact speech<\/strong>, not summarized or paraphrased speech.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"729\">Use <strong data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"659\">scare quotes<\/strong> to signal irony, skepticism, or non-standard usage\u2014use<strong data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"728\"> sparingly<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"843\">Use quotation marks for <strong data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"781\">titles of short 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