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1) An apostrophe can be used to denote ownership. I.E. The man's dog was mean. 2) An apostrophe can be used to make contractions. I.E. Will + Not = Won't Can + Not = Can't It + Is = It's 3) There are more, so just keep looking. They're out there.

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show possession, indicating that something belongs to someone or something else. For example, "the dog's collar" means the collar belongs to the dog.

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Do you use an apostrophe for the word that?

No, the word "that" does not require an apostrophe to show possession. The possessive form of "that" is simply "that's."


What ' is?

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you do not use an apostrophe in cultures.


When do you use apostrophe after doctors?

When you are denoting ownership, as in "The doctor's thermometer was in his pocket," you use an apostrophe. The apostrophe would come after 'doctors' if you were referring to more than one doctor in denoting ownership, for example, "The doctors' patients were getting impatient."


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If you're talking about more than one employee, then don't use an apostrophe. Plural words should never have an apostrophe. If you're talking about something that belongs to a single employee (such as "the employee's computer") then you need an apostrophe.


Do you use an apostrophe in a proper name if is more than one person?

Yes! =)


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Not if you're talking about more than one monkey. You use an apostrophe to make a noun possessive. The monkey's behavior is odd, for example.


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There is not apostrophe in June. But, there would be apostrophe in the following example: June's car was totaled in the accident.