The term "o'clock" means "of the clock" or "according to the clock."
The words Of the clock form the contraction o'clock.Sentences:The elderly man looked at his timepiece. "I will give the boy till 3 of the clock to return the silver he stole!""I heard a loud noise at 1 of the clock, but I believed it was the maid stoking the fireplace. Then, at 2 of the clock, I found her at the bottom of the stairs."
The contraction o'clock is from the phrase "of the clock" or "on the clock".The simple way to decide where the apostrophe goes is that it shows where the missing letters were. As in "do not" becoming the contraction "don't" -- the apostrophe is where the second O was taken out.
Oh, dude, in the contraction "o'clock," the missing letter is "c" from "of." Like, it's not rocket science, but hey, now you know!
No, the noun clock is a commonnoun, a general word for any clock of any kind.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:Dr. Molly Clock, character on the TV series "Scrubs"Clock Hill Road, Burlington, NYClock Tower Condominium, Brooklyn, NY"The Clock" 1956 movie with Judy Garland
The word o'clock is an instance when the apostrophe replaces full words as a contraction.The term o'clock is a contraction for "of the clock".
The contraction for of the clock is o'clock.
The contraction for of the clock is o'clock.
O'clock is a contraction of "of the clock"
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The words Of the clock form the contraction o'clock.Sentences:The elderly man looked at his timepiece. "I will give the boy till 3 of the clock to return the silver he stole!""I heard a loud noise at 1 of the clock, but I believed it was the maid stoking the fireplace. Then, at 2 of the clock, I found her at the bottom of the stairs."
I believe it is o'clock which is a contraction of 'of the clock'.
Yes, it means; 'of the clock'.
Times in English are expressed by the contraction o'clock, which means "of the clock" or "on the clock".
It is a contraction, i believe it means of the clock shortened to o' clock. Kinda like Cannot is can't.
Yes, because "o'clock" is a contraction of "of the clock".
The word o'clock is is a contraction, reduced from "of the clock."
That is the correct spelling of "what time is it?" -- the answer will often use the hour name o'clock which is a contraction for of the clock, or by the clock.