Rewrite these sentences, placing possessive apostrophes in the correct places. Write some sentences of your own after each activity.
For example: Marys drawing was colourful. = Mary's drawing was colourful.
It was going to be a big day for Adams family.
The wide-eyed children clutched their parents legs.
The dragons den was on the edge of a cliff.
The childrens books were neatly stacked on the shelves.
Rewrite these sentences, using apostrophes to show the contractions.
For example: Its a big cave = It's a big cave
Why cant they see what I see?
Dont you see the rhinoceroses?
"Whats wrong?" asks your mother.
Ill go home when school is over.
Describe some of the activities you do this weekend using expanded noun phrases in your sentences. Underline the expanded noun phrases. Expanded noun phrases tell you more about a noun by adding one or more adjectives to the noun. For example:
This weekend, I will watch a funny, exciting film: a funny, exciting film is the noun phrase.
fossil
pencil
nostril
pupil
evil
April
tranquil
utensil
civil
peril