By: Conor Davis, Alex Bond, Sam Wallace, Rachael Keneally, Izzy vanWeegan, and Abby McCarthy

 An apostrophe is used to show possession.  Ex. Bob s new basketball shoes are green.  Ex. Jessica s fluffy new pillow is pink.  Ex. Conor’s new shoes are sweet.

 An apostrophe can also show the omission of letters or numbers.  Ex. He won t make it across the finish line because he is out of shape.  Ex. Lindsey couldn t go to the mall with her boyfriend because she was busy that day.  Ex. Natalie is going to her high school reunion for the class of ‘86.

 To show the plurals of small but not of capital letters unless the plural could be mistaken for a word.  Ex. There are two a s in my name.

 Is used to divide a word between syllables at the end of a line.  Ex. Jane got a very special birth day present from Tina.  Ex. Ansley rewarded Conor with a kiss wh en he took her to the movies.

 A hyphen is also used in compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine.  Ex. There are eighty two baseballs in that bag.  Ex. Twenty six of the students said yes in the poll.  Ex. Forty-four stars were in the sky last night.

 Hyphens are also used to separate parts of some compound words.  Ex. Carmen's sister in law works at the new café in the mall.  Ex. We went to the drive- through and got a burger.

 Hyphens can also be used to form some temporary adjectives.  Ex. The natural gas company blew up into many pieces.

 A dash is used to set off words that indicate a change in thought.  Ex. Mrs. Johnson—I believe she has two dogs—teaches English.  Ex. Mr. Heyward I believe won the MVP plays baseball.

 A dash can also be used to set off an appositive that contains commas.  Ex. My mom has lived in several states Georgia, Missouri, and California.