Apostrophes for shared ownership
Use apostrophes correctly where there is multiple possession — joint possession (an apostrophe on the last owner only) and separate possession (an apostrophe on each owner)
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“Apostrophes for shared ownership means practising the idea at the table with a short text or prompt and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
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Apostrophes for shared ownership means practising the idea at the table with a short text or prompt and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.
Materials: Sentence strips or sticky notes; Pencil. 1. Say the goal of Apostrophes for shared ownership in plain words once. 2. Adult shows one sentence and marks the target grammar feature once. 3. Child finds or fixes the feature in three short sentences and reads each aloud. 4. Fresh check: one fresh sentence mark or fix. Record and stop. Done: three correctly marked or fixed sentences. Proof: parent note of examples and results. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
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KS2 English
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Check understanding
- Write 'Sam and Ali's house' for one house they share and 'Sam's and Ali's bikes' for their separate bikes
- Correct possessive apostrophes in sentences about joint and separate ownership (e.g. 'Mum and Dad's car', 'the girls' and the boys' teams')
- Write one sentence about something two friends own together and one about things they own separately (e.g. 'Mia and Jo's tent' and 'Mia's and Jo's sleeping bags')
“When writing about two people who share something, does your child know to write 'Sam and Ali's house' — but 'Sam's and Ali's bikes' when they each have their own?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 10–11
Standards