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Apostrophes usually mark where letters have been omitted. For example, he's instead of he is, they're instead of they are.
apostrophes are ways of shortening two words like 'you are' and making them one 'you're'. they can also be used for proof of possesion, i.e 'johnathon's dog' meaning he owns the dog or if a name already ens in 's' it would be 'james' dog' 'can't' is an example of one word that has been shortened from 'cannot' you can use these rules in a sentece e.g: 'there was a house that was owned by james' family'
No words are contracted into apostrophes.
Apostrophes and quotation marks can be used interchangeably.
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In possesion of drugs.
Apostrophes usually mark where letters have been omitted. For example, he's instead of he is, they're instead of they are.
No. Apostrophes are used to show contractions and possesion. Though many people use the apostrophe in dates it is, in fact, incorrect. But what about an adjectival use? "I don't like 80s' music" seems OK - it was rubbish, and "80s'" is used to mean "of the 80s".
That one of the teams have the ball, when they say 'They have possession of the ball' its means they have the ball.
apostrophes are ways of shortening two words like 'you are' and making them one 'you're'. they can also be used for proof of possesion, i.e 'johnathon's dog' meaning he owns the dog or if a name already ens in 's' it would be 'james' dog' 'can't' is an example of one word that has been shortened from 'cannot' you can use these rules in a sentece e.g: 'there was a house that was owned by james' family'
To own something. Example: My possesion is my PSP.
No words are contracted into apostrophes.
Inches is shown by two apostrophes (").
It all depends on how you use the term. If its plural (ex. how many officer are on the team??) then it doesn't have an apostrophised if its not (another ex. that officer's in trouble.) it would mean the officer is. So then it would have an apostrophes.
A person who is chicken-hearted and is very reluctant to give away any of his possesion
Only use apostrophes in contractions, and to show possession
Stupid. when a cop finds dank in your possesion you get possesion.