I've given this a lot of thought...
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There are three types of apostrophe. The possessive apostrophe, to show that a letter is missing and to highlight a word or phrase, eg 'hasn't', doesn't', 'can't'. The possessive apostrophe would be used in a sentence such as 'The student's work was of a high standard' meaning the work of the student. However if you are using the word students in the plural form, it would be written 'students' work'.
The apostrophe (', although often rendered as '), is a punctuation mark, and sometimes a diacritical mark, in languages that use the Latin alphabet or certain other alphabets. In English, it serves three purposes:[1]The marking of the omission of one or more letters (as in the contraction of do not to don't).The marking of possessive case (as in the eagle's feathers, or in one month's time).The marking by some as plural of written items that are not words established in English orthography(as in P's and Q's). (This is considered incorrect by others; see Use in forming certain plurals. The use of the apostrophe to form plurals of proper words, as in apple's, banana's, etc., is universally considered incorrect.)
That's a really tough one because it is going to look wrong no matter what you do. There is no rule for this expression all by itself.It's a common practice to insert an apostrophe in certain kinds of plurals--not ordinary words but special cases, such as with letters and numbers (she got all A's; my phone number has three 4's in it). Publishers have style rules that tell editors whether or not to use apostrophes in plurals like these. But a general style rule is not going to offer guidance in this very special case.Here, you might want a separator in do's, but you can see that two apostrophes in don't's really look strange.I have actually seen all three solutions used in published material:dos and don'tsdo's and don't'sdo's and don'tsMy opinion is that having the separator is more important than avoiding the double apostrophe, so I would choose the second one. But it is a matter of opinion. A case can be made for each. *Technically speaking, it's punctuated correctly in the opening question. "Dos" and "Don'ts" are plurals, which don't take an apostrophe before the letter s. Don't is a contraction, which substitutes an apostrophe for the missing 'o' I would go for option 1, capitalized and wrapped in double quotes:"Jack had never roomed before and was getting a crash course in the "Dos and Don'ts" of communal living"
The three are: their (showing belonging) Their house is west of town. there (showing location) The ball landed over there. they're (contraction for they are) They're very nice people.
One example of a three-letter word with an apostrophe after the first letter is "o'clock."
Possession, contraction, omission.
I've is a three letter word. I'll is another three letter word.
I've.
Can't
Not unless you're using a contraction of the words three and is. Example: Three's company! = Three is company Or if you're using it as a pronoun to show possession. Example: Those three's clothes always match!
The word 'miners' (the plural of miner) has no apostrophe. An apostrophe is put on a word for one of three purposes.1. As a contraction: The miner's always at home. (Contraction of 'miner is.')2. As a singular possessive noun: This is the miner'spickax.3. As a plural possessive noun: These are the miners'pickaxes.
Yes, the word "state's" has an apostrophe if it signifies possession or a contraction (e.g., the state's capital, the state's population). However, when used in the plural form without possession or contraction, like "states," it does not have an apostrophe.
To write the plural form of a single letter, simply add an "s" without an apostrophe. For example, "I received three As on my report card."
A three letter bird is an owl.
There are three types of apostrophe. The possessive apostrophe, to show that a letter is missing and to highlight a word or phrase, eg 'hasn't', doesn't', 'can't'. The possessive apostrophe would be used in a sentence such as 'The student's work was of a high standard' meaning the work of the student. However if you are using the word students in the plural form, it would be written 'students' work'.
Either can be, depending on usage. "Daddy's" is possesive: "Those are daddy's slippers over there". "Daddies" is plural: "The three little girls and their daddies all waited in line for the carousel".