In the sentence, It's up to you to decide, It's is used as a contraction for It is. It's used correctly here.
Yes, that is correct because it's is short for it is.
You've already used it correctly.
The apostrophe is used for possessive nouns and for contractions. In some rare cases, such as letters and numbers, an apostrophe is used with S to create a plural noun.
An apostrophe is used, alone or with an S, to make a noun possessive.Example sentence: Jim's father fixed my bicycle. (the father of Jim)An apostrophe is used to form a contraction, taking the place of some letters left out from one of the joined words.Example sentence: They've finally repaired the potholes. (they have)The same symbol on a keyboard is used for the apostrophe and the single quotation mark.
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?"
It's up to you to decide what to do. The apostrophe is almost never used to form plurals, but rather possessives. The apostrophe is used to indicate a contraction (it is) in the first sentence.
Yes, that is correct because it's is short for it is.
If you mean the apostrophe in the word "patient's," yes, it is used correctly. The hint is the use of the singular possessive, "her," which refers to one patient, thus, "the patient's cardia..."; if the sentence were worded to include a plurality, "are secondary to their thyrotoxicosis," then one should use the plural possessive, "the patients' cardia...". If, however, you mean the apostrophe before the first word in the sentence, no, it is not used correctly: to be correct it requires a closing apostrophe at he conclusion of the sentence.
You've already used it correctly.
No, the word "skittles" does not have an apostrophe in a sentence. An apostrophe is typically used to show possession or contraction, which is not the case for the word "skittles."
It depends on the sentence. If it's a contraction of the words "it is" then there is an apostrophe. (See this sentence for an example) If it's to indicate possession it doesn't. (Ex: The old coat lost its button.)
The apostrophe is used correctly in "If you look at this week's schedule..."Plural would be "If you look at the weeks' schedules..." Note the change to plural, and plural possessive.
The apostrophe is used for possessive nouns and for contractions. In some rare cases, such as letters and numbers, an apostrophe is used with S to create a plural noun.
yes becasue cousins is plural you would do this: cousins'
An apostrophe is used, alone or with an S, to make a noun possessive.Example sentence: Jim's father fixed my bicycle. (the father of Jim)An apostrophe is used to form a contraction, taking the place of some letters left out from one of the joined words.Example sentence: They've finally repaired the potholes. (they have)The same symbol on a keyboard is used for the apostrophe and the single quotation mark.
An apostrophe is used, alone or with an S, to make a noun possessive.Example sentence: Jim's father fixed my bicycle. (the father of Jim)An apostrophe is used to form a contraction, taking the place of some letters left out from one of the joined words.Example sentence: They've finally repaired the potholes. (they have)The same symbol on a keyboard is used for the apostrophe and the single quotation mark.
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?"