Yes
The 1940s should not have an apostrophe when referring to the decade as a whole, as it is a plural noun that does not possess anything. It is simply a way to denote the years from 1940 to 1949. However, if you were to indicate a specific year within that decade, such as "the '40s," the apostrophe is used to denote the omission of the first two digits (19).
It should be: Linda's Early Years
No. It should be New Year Party.
The correct grammatical expression is "this year's recipient". It is then a clear declaration that the "recipient" belongs to "this year".
If there is a possession being signified, then yes. Example: Last year's numbers are better than this year's numbers. If there is no possession, then no. Example: These last years have been the best of my life!
It depends. If you are talking about "the year's best game," there's an apostrophe. If you're talking about "two or more years," there is no apostrophe.
The apostrophe in "years" goes before the "s" to show possession, like this: "years'."
No, the sentence "She has almost 30 years experience" does not require an apostrophe after the s in the word years. The word "years" is used as a plural noun in this context, describing the duration of experience, so no apostrophe is needed.
Not in any context I can think of. Assuming it's something like "This is 5 years shorter than that," then no. If you contract the word "is" to emphasize casual speech, you might see "Five years 's shorter than ten." There is an apostrophe in "Five years' worth of work". (The worth of work of five years.)
Yes. The singular value is "(one) year's time" and multiple is "(number) years' time."
The apostrophe for a plural noun ending in -s is placed after the ending -s.Example: The two years' growth of the sapling is more than a foot.
No