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Apostrophe, (uh-POS-troe-fee): a figure of speech that addresses (talks to) a dead or nonpresent person, or an object.

example: "O, King Vitamin cereal, you blow my mind!"

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Q: What is the meaning of the word apostrophe?
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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."


Do Its and It's have the same meaning?

no .There is no such word as Its . . . use of the apostrophe (') in the word it's, is what makes this word a conjunction; it joins the words it and is,thereby giving you the conjunctive word, it's . . . . .meaning "it is."


Does the word Holidays have an apostrophe?

No, the word "holidays" does not have an apostrophe.


When to put an apostrophe after the word - its?

" It's " with the apostrophe is a contraction that should be used only in place of "It is" Ex. It's snowing outside. "Its" with no apostrophe is a possessive pronoun, meaning "belonging to it" Ex. The car lost its right wheel in the collision.


What is the meaning of e'er meant by William shakespeare?

E'er is a contraction for the word "ever". The apostrophe represents the missing v, in the same way as the apostrophe represents the missing "no" in "can't", from "cannot"


Where does the apostrophe goes in the word you would?

there is no apostrophe


Is the word it's a contraction for a apostrophe?

There is no contraction for the word apostrophe. It's is a contraction of it is or it has.


How would you use apostrophe in a sentence?

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'.


Why is there an apostrophe in the word o'er?

The word o'er is an apostrophe of omission. It left out the v in over.


Does the word won't have an apostrophe?

Yes, won't has an apostrophe. It is a contraction for will not.


Should youhave space once after an apostrophe?

If the word ends in apostrophe s or ends in s apostrophe, then there is NO space before or after the apostrophe, but always a space before the next word.


What punctuation mark is used in a contraction?

An apostrophe (') is used at the point where letters are removed from a contraction. For example the word "can't" - the apostrophe is placed in the word to take the place of the second n and the o from the word "not," since "can't" is contraction of "cannot."