The student's coat was hung in the closet.
The students' coats were hung in the closet.
The best way to use an apostrophe in a sentence is to show possession or to indicate a contraction.
Yes. 'Its' in that sentence is short for 'it is' so it should have an apostrophe.
The apostrophe in the word Billy's means Billy's ownership of something.
example:Death,where is thy sting?
"It's" is a contraction for "it is'. The possessive pronoun is written "its" (no apostrophe).The best way to decide which word to use is to try using "it is" instead. If the sentence still reads correctly then use "it's" (with the apostrophe. If it doesn't make sense with "it is" and the sentence implies possession, use "its" (no apostrophe). For example, which is correct?The dog ate it's dinner.The dog ate its dinner.If you change "it's" to "it is" the first sentence becomes "The dog ate it is dinner.", which is gibberish. Also the sentence implies that the dinner belongs to the dog. Therefore the second version, with no apostrophe, is correct.
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'.
Meet me in the engineer's office.
No, you do not need to use an apostrophe in the sentence "I have two cousins." Apostrophes are typically used to show possession or to indicate missing letters in contractions.
yes becasue cousins is plural you would do this: cousins'
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It depends on what words come after and how you're using it in the sentence. Example: My ancestors came from Italy. My ancestors' curly hair is beautiful. If it is possessive (owning something), use the apostrophe. If not, don't use one.
If you are indicating possession (Achilles' heal) use an apostrophe at the end of the word. If you are simply stating his name, there is no apostrophe.