if you say
that is the cat's ball - then it does, as the ball belongs to the cat
however if you say
there are seven cats - then it doesnt as it's is plural
The word cats is a common plural noun. It requires no apostrophe.All cats have long whiskers and sharp claws.If the word cats has a possession or belonging, it needs an apostrophe.The cats' whiskers twitched as they studied the prey.I was tired of being scratched by my three cats' sharp claws.
As a plural, for more than one dad; no, does not need an apostrophe. As a possessive, as in the item belonging to dad, then yes, it does need an apostrophe.
No, the word "lots" does not need an apostrophe. Here's an example in a sentence -- Deanie Etcetera sends lots of love to her beloved, Mitch Longley.
The dog chased its tail. Its is the possessive but does not need an apostrophe. It's, with the apostrophe, means it is.
You wouldn't need to add an apostrophe because the plural of wolf is wolves
The word cats is a common plural noun. It requires no apostrophe.All cats have long whiskers and sharp claws.If the word cats has a possession or belonging, it needs an apostrophe.The cats' whiskers twitched as they studied the prey.I was tired of being scratched by my three cats' sharp claws.
As a plural, for more than one dad; no, does not need an apostrophe. As a possessive, as in the item belonging to dad, then yes, it does need an apostrophe.
No, the word "pipeworks" does not require an apostrophe. It is a compound noun that does not involve possession or contraction.
No, says does not need an apostrophe. It's the present tense third person singular conjugation of the verb "say".
No, the word "lots" does not need an apostrophe. Here's an example in a sentence -- Deanie Etcetera sends lots of love to her beloved, Mitch Longley.
Contrary to what many people believe, the word till is NOT an abbreviated form of the word until; till is in fact the earlier form (pre-dating the word until), though both words are interchangeable. With that said, the word till doesn't have an apostrophe.
The dog chased its tail. Its is the possessive but does not need an apostrophe. It's, with the apostrophe, means it is.
You wouldn't need to add an apostrophe because the plural of wolf is wolves
No, the word "solicitors" does not have an apostrophe. An apostrophe is typically used to show possession or to indicate missing letters in a contraction. In the case of "solicitors," there is no need to show possession or contraction.
No, you do not need to put an apostrophe in the word "hundreds" unless you are indicating a contraction or possession.
An apostrophe used after the letter S at the end of the word generally means it is a plural possessive, such as "cats' meow" which is basically referring the meow to all of the cats (plural).Sometimes, however, some words will end in an S without being a plural, such as names, but the apostrophe still indicates that it is possessive. For example "James' notebook" which is saying that the notebook belongs to a singular James.
Fellows doesn't need an apostrophe. It is a plural word, and apostrophes aren't used to make words plural.