It's or its? Y'all or Ya'll? The apostrophe is a commonly used punctuation mark, but it is also commonly misused.
This activity will focus on when to use an apostrophe in your writing and editing!
"Is it y'all or y'all? Well - it's neither since you shouldn't use y'all in your writing (it's okay to use it in speech though)!" ~Joey
Lesson Goals
By the end of this activity, you should be able to:
Understand when apostrophes are used in writing
Understand where to place an apostrophe in a contraction
Time to complete: 1/2 - 1 hour
Start Here - Watch this video
Let's get started with a short video introduction to the apostrophe!
Next Up - Practice questions
Based on what we've learned in the video, check out the following practice questions to see what progress you've made on understanding the apostrophe and its many uses!