The apostrophe in John's is to show possession. The wind blew John's hat off his head.
An apostrophe can be used to create a contraction as well. John's going to the store. (John is.)
Remember that proper nouns are always capitalized.
An apostrophe (') is used at the point where letters are removed from a contraction. For example the word "can't" - the apostrophe is placed in the word to take the place of the second n and the o from the word "not," since "can't" is contraction of "cannot."
No. If the sheriff possesses something, it is the sheriff's with an apostrophe before the "s."
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 to make a noun into a possessive noun. By adding an "apostrophe s" to the end of a word, or if the word already ends with an "s", you only add the "apostrophe" after the existing "s" at the end of the word to show that something in the sentence belongs to that noun.The apostrophe or apostrophe s shows possession.
It's not necessarily at the beginning of the word. The apostrophe is used to represent missing letters and spaces in slang words. An example is "y'all"
As written in the question, no. But the apostrophe serves to clarify the function of the word in a sentence. Nests can be used with or without an apostrophe, depending on how the word is used in a sentence. Nests can be a plural noun, or it can be the third personal singular of the verb to nest in the present tense.
No, the word "sees" does not require an apostrophe. The apostrophe is used to show possession or omission of letters, not for pluralizing verbs.
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."
An apostrophe is used in contraction. Example: you will: you'll
An apostrophe (') is used at the point where letters are removed from a contraction. For example the word "can't" - the apostrophe is placed in the word to take the place of the second n and the o from the word "not," since "can't" is contraction of "cannot."
No, the word "yours" does not use an apostrophe. It is a possessive pronoun that indicates something belongs to you.
Yes it is
An apostrophe is used in a contraction to represent that letters have been removed. In the word can't the apostrophe is taking the place of the letters "no". In the word don't the apostrophe is also taking the place of the letter "o".
No. If the sheriff possesses something, it is the sheriff's with an apostrophe before the "s."
It is an apostrophe that is used in a word like couldn't. Instead of could not you use an apostrophe to make it in to couldn't and that is how is used. It can also be used with numbers, like for example 1954 using an apostrophe like this '54 makes it an apostrophe that shows contraction.
It is asking (for example) what is the use (function) of a hammer - it is to hit a nail and drive it into wood. --------------------------------------------------------------- "what is its function" (NOTE there is NO apostrophe EVER used in the word "its") means "what is it meant to do" - "what is it for" - "what role does it play as part of something else".
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.