1. To show possession. "This is Fred's cup of coffee" means this is the cup of coffee that belongs to Fred.
2. To replace "is" in contractions. "It's a long way to Tipperary" is the same as "It is a long way to Tipperary."
3. Although it is not universal, some people use the apostrophe in the plural of letters and numbers. "How many P's are in 'Tipperary'?" "I worked in Oakland in the 1990's."
An apostrophe (') to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, such as gov't for government. Or to indicate the possessive case, such as in woman's.
Allitertion using an "s" is called sibilance.
Not if it is a simple plural. Simple plurals do not require an appostrophe.
Jame's because there is already an "s" there so no need for another "s"
If it is plural use suggest. If it is singular use suggests.
Yes
Yes, if you were saying, for example, Bob's house, you would add an apostrphe.
I've.
An apostrophe (') to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, such as gov't for government. Or to indicate the possessive case, such as in woman's.
None of the pronouns use an apostrophe for the possessive form. The possessive forms are:possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, their, its.
Hi the real Lorenzo died 30th may 2008 one day after his 30th birthday. =================== I am pretty sure Lorenzo s illness is ALD. adrenoleukodystrophy. Has it been renamed? Pardon my typing please, my apostrphe key is not working.
Use 's when indicating possession or contraction (e.g. Sarah's cat, it's sunny) and use s' to show possession for plural nouns (e.g. the students' desks).
peaking out of his mother's pouch or peaking out of his mothers' pouch?
how does L S lowry use colour in his work
Yes, it is correct to use an apostrophe s for Helen's answers.
Use an ''s' when you are indicating possession. Use 'ies' when you are indicating plurality.
When the owner is singular, use 's: Mary's dress is yellow.When the owner is plural, use s': The girls' dresses are yellow.