Grade 2 Fall — Paragraph Structure, Personal Narrative, and Open-Class Parts of Speech
English · GR
G2
eng.g2.f.gr.commas_letters_apostrophes_possessive
Use commas in greetings/closings of friendly letters and apostrophes for contractions and possessives (L.2.2.b, L.2.2.c)
Place a comma after the greeting ('Dear Grandma,') and after the closing ('Love,') of a friendly letter. Use apostrophes in contractions (don't, can't, it's, I'm, we're, they're) AND in singular and frequent plural possessives (the boy's hat, the cat's bowl, my friends' books).
Mastery threshold
90%
Min instances
12
Typical minutes
45
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
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eng.g3.s.gr.commas_dialogue
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eng.g3.f.gr.possessive_irregular_plurals
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Common misconceptions
- Omits the comma after the greeting or closing of a letter.
- Confuses 'its' (possessive) with 'it's' (contraction).