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Grades 3 English Language - Apostrophes for Singular Possessive Proper Nouns
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I like my friend Peter’s dog. My friend is called Peter but I have added an apostrophe and an ‘s’ onto his name to show that Peter owns the dog. If an item belongs to somebody, we show this by adding an ‘s.

Grades 3 English Language - Apostrophes for Singular Possessive Proper Nouns
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1. Which sentence shows the apostrophe in the correct place?
2. Which sentence is perfect?
3. James' new shoes were brilliant. Why don't we need to write James's?
4. Which sentence is perfect?
5. Which sentence is perfect?
6. Which sentence is perfect?
7. Which sentence is perfect?
8. Which sentence is perfect?
9. That is John's kite. Why is there an apostrophe and an 's' after John's name?
10. Which sentence is perfect?