5 Insert 5 missing apostrophes
and explain them below.
Joans ballet rehearsals were almost
done, and the recital was around the corner. Her
parents werent nervous
because they knew she
had been practicing for
months. Joans parents
support was so important
to her. Theyd always been
there for her, and she was
excited for them to see
her perform

Joan’s ballet rehearsals were almost done, and the recital was around the corner.
> The ballet rehearsals belong to Joan, and thus require an apostrophe to show possession.

Her parents weren’t nervous because they knew she had been practicing for months.
> “weren’t” is a contraction of the words “were” and “not”. Here, the apostrophe takes the place of the o in “not”.

Joan’s parents’ support was so important to her.
> Wait hose parents are they? Joan’s. To show that they belong to Joan, add an apostrophe. And to show that the support belongs to the parents, add an apostrophe after the s because it’s a plural noun.

They’d always been there for her, and she was excited for them to see her perform.
> “They’d” is a contraction of the words “they” and “had”. The letters h and a from “had” have been replaced with an apostrophe.

Singular third person pronouns are “he,” “she,” “it,” “his,” “hers,” “him” and “her,” and third person plural pronouns are “they,” “them” and “their.” the number of people to which you are referring should always match the pronoun you choose (“he” to refer to one male, “they” to refer to more than one male).