Things I Don't Understand (cont'd)... & Take a quiz to win a prize

11. ...why people can't learn the rules of using apostrophes for possessives. I promise you I learned this in Mrs. Geisler's (notice how I did that 's ?) 3rd grade class at Hillside Elementary.

For those of you who don't get it...here's a quick synopsis:

RULE ONE: Most words simply get apostrophe S ('s).
EXAMPLES:
the box belonging to Steve -> Steve's box
the bedroom of the child -> the child's bedroom

RULE TWO: Plural nouns ending in S simply get an apostrophe (s').
EXAMPLES:
the box belonging to the girls -> the girls' box
the bedroom of the kids -> the kids' bedroom

RULE THREE: For irregular plurals (not ending in S), add apostrophe S ('s).
EXAMPLES:
the coats of the women -> the women's coats
the jackets of the children -> the children's jackets

RULE FOUR: For names ending in S, add apostrophe S ('s).
EXAMPLES:
the cat belonging to Charles -> Charles's cat
the jacket of the Phyllis -> Phyllis's jackets

ALTERNATE RULE FOUR: For names ending in S, simply add an apostrophe (s').
EXAMPLES:
the cat belonging to Charles -> Charles' cat
the jacket of the Phyllis -> Phyllis' jackets

Now that isn't so hard is it? We'll work on "its vs. it's" another day.

Now for the fun part. The first two people to successfully add apostrophes in the right places to the following sentences will win prizes. Leave your answer (retype the sentences) as a comment.

1. The two girls bicycles
2. This is the butchers shop
3. Sam Smiths old house
4. The companys logo
5. James cars engine



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