Framing Your Thoughts

Students recently learned about the subject describer called "ownership".  Here are the rules:
-Singular- add "s" at the end  ex.  John --> John's shirt
-Plural ending in "s"- Add an ' at the end   ex. girls --> girls' team
-Plural NOT ending in "s"- Add 's at the end  ex. men--> men's team
-it's vs. its- "it's" is the contractoin for "it is", "its" is the ownership word (ex. its color)

Students will also be learning about the subject describer called "set-aparts".  A set-apart sets the subject apart by being specific.  It comes between the subject and predicate.  Example: The kittens in the white wicker basket live at the animal shelter.  "in the white wicker basket" is the set-apart.
If a set-apart is one word, it is placed in front of the subject.  Example: This hat fits. ("this" is the set-apart)

We diagram subject describers by drawing a box around them.
You can ask your child to provide you with examples of these types of subject describers.