Yes. The apostrophe is used to show possession, such as in "the dog's collar".
it is also used in a contraction to indicate missing letters, such as in "can't", where the letters n and o are missing.
To show possession.
An apostrophe is this symbol ' . It can be used to show possession. It can also be used in plural possession, but not always for "its".
An apostrophe is used to show possession and contractions. The apostrophe is used to show the possessive form of a noun and is use also used to form contractions.
The apostrophe is generally used to show possession or a contraction. Example 1: "Melissa broke her brother'sskateboard." In this sentence we can see that the apostrophe is used to tell us that the skateboard Melissa broke belongs to her brother. Hence, the apostrophe is used to show possession. Example 2: "Melissa thinks that her brother's a jerk." In this sentence we can see that the apostrophe is used to contract or shorten "brother is." Hence, the apostrophe is used to show a contraction. Other, more common contractions, such as "isn't" (is not) and "don't" (do not) are formed similarly. The best way to decide the proper use of an apostrophe is to know what it is you are writing about. Ask yourself, "Am I writing about a thing that belongs to someone, or am I trying to shorten two words into one?"
Unless "Get" is the name of a person, the word "get" should never have an apostrophe because it does not show possession nor is it a contraction. The present tense form of get is "gets" but that does not have an apostrophe.
Use an apostrophe if you want to show possession. Example: auditors' book
Yes, the word "grandma" does not have an apostrophe. The possessive form would be "grandma's."
In contractions and to show possession
Use an apostrophe if you want to show possession. Example: grandma's garden
To show possession.
An apostrophe is used in a proper name to show possession. Leah's dress, David's voice, and Justin's hair, for example.
An apostrophe is this symbol ' . It can be used to show possession. It can also be used in plural possession, but not always for "its".
You can spell the word "County" showing possession as "County's."
An apostrophe is this symbol ' . It can be used to show possession. It can also be used in plural possession, but not always for "its".
Both expressions show possession. The apostrophe before the s indicates singular posession and the apostrophe after the s indicates plural possession. Example: the car's bumper (singular); the cars' bumpers (plural)
Yes, you can use an apostrophe s to show possession even if the name ends in Z.
To show possession after the letter z, add an apostrophe and the letter s (z's). For pluralizing a word that ends in z, add an apostrophe before the s without another s (z').