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Yes, they can serve to indicate a missing letter in certain words such as "don't" (do not) or "I'll" (I will) These words are called contractions.
Apostrophes can also be used to show possession when used at the end of a word with an s: as in Amy's answer.
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What are some examples of astrophe?
Apostrophes can be used to form possessives of nouns, such as * his mother's * the dog's * the school's * a day's or to represent missing letters in a contraction, such as * won't * 'tis * e'er * should've or to indicate plurals of alphabetic letters, such as * p's * x's
What apostrophes use for?
to indicate possession , to short words,
Do you use an apostrophe to show possession?
Yes. The apostrophe is used to show possession, such as in "the dog's collar". it is also used in a contraction to indicate missing letters, such as in "can't", where the letters n and o are missing.
What do apostrophes mean?
Apostrophes usually mark where letters have been omitted. For example, he's instead of he is, they're instead of they are.
How do you use apostrophe with proper noun?
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. Apostrophes are used to indicate contractions (in place of letters missing) and to show possession.Some family names used today are contractions of longer names from the past, for example the Irish name O'Brien (or O'Brian), a shortened form of 'descendant of Brien (or Brian)'; or the Italian D'Angelo (also with variations in spelling), a shortened form of 'from the angel'.Apostrophes are used to show possession for common and for proper nouns, for example, John's bicycle; New Zealand's flag; Toyota's logo.
Do names have apostrophes?
Yes, names can have apostrophes. The most common use of an apostrophe in a name is to show possession or to indicate missing letters in contractions.
What are some examples of astrophe?
Apostrophes can be used to form possessives of nouns, such as * his mother's * the dog's * the school's * a day's or to represent missing letters in a contraction, such as * won't * 'tis * e'er * should've or to indicate plurals of alphabetic letters, such as * p's * x's
Why do you use an apostrophe?
to indicate missing letters
Like as in the active form of see example he sees or see's something on the horizon Does see's have an apostrophe?
No apostrophe in verbs! Apostrophes are for possessions or missing letters.
What apostrophes use for?
to indicate possession , to short words,
What is a helping verb is part of a contraction?
Apostrophes generally show missing letters in contractions. In most formal. The most common contractions involve verbs in five situations.
What do apostrophes mean?
Apostrophes usually mark where letters have been omitted. For example, he's instead of he is, they're instead of they are.
Do you use an apostrophe to show possession?
Yes. The apostrophe is used to show possession, such as in "the dog's collar". it is also used in a contraction to indicate missing letters, such as in "can't", where the letters n and o are missing.
Where to Add the apostrophes to Ambers antique book from 1897 is missing?
The correct sentence is "Amber's antique book from 1879 is missing."
Can you put apostrophes in WikiAnswers usernames?
No. Only letters, numbers and underscores.
Apostrophes are not used to show?
Possession. ommision of letters in contractions.
Do you use apostrophes when stating a short story?
Yes, apostrophes are used to indicate possessiveness or contractions in a short story. They help clarify the meaning and structure of the text for the reader.
