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When do you use ' punctuation?

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You use punctuation anytime you want, or when you are writing anything that is expected to follow the rules of the language. An example of a form in which it is acceptable to forego punctuation is poetry. But then, if you want...

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Generally, in written English the apostrophe is used to indicate:

A possessive. e.g., "John's bicycle chain had snapped"

A contraction, i.e. where a word is shortened and/or letters are omitted. e.g., "Rhubarb's really good for you, even though it tastes vile". Here, the phrase "Rhubarb is" has been contracted to "Rhubarb's"

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