An apostrophe can be used to indicate:
1. contractions
Examples:
do not: don't
it is: it's
2. possessions
Ann's fashion
Kev's car
The sign for an apostrophe is '. It is used to indicate possession or contraction in written language.
Yes. Apostrophe is used to indicate owership. Example: Anna's pretty face (the pretty face of Anna)
an apostrophe is a punctuation mark.
Contractions make use of the apostrophe. Here is an example: can't.
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An apostrophe of omission is used for contractions to indicate that there are missing letters.Examples:I will = I'll (the apostrophe takes the place of the letters "wi")should not = shouldn't (the apostrophe takes the place of the letter "o")can not = can't (the apostrophe takes the place of the letters "no")we had = we'd (the apostrophe takes the place of the letters "ha")A apostrophe for possessive nouns is used to indicate that something in the sentence belongs to that noun. A possessive noun indicates ownership, possession, purpose, or origin.Examples:Jack's car = the car belonging to Jackthe girl's smile = the smile on the face of the girlchildren's playground = the playground for childrenthe boss's orders = the orders from the boss
Yes, there is an apostrophe in "MPs" which stands for "Members of Parliament". The apostrophe is used to indicate the omission of the letters "em" in "Member".
An apostrophe is a punctuation mark that is used to indicate possession or to show that letters have been omitted in a contraction. In the phrase "For we are," an apostrophe is not needed as there is no ownership or contraction being shown.
Use an apostrophe to indicate the following: Possession (cat's tail) Contraction (can't do it) Omission (O'Riley, O'Hara)
An apostrophe is used to indicate a possessive noun, either with apostrophe S for most words or an apostrophe alone for plurals ending in S. It is also used in contractions to indicate letters that have been removed, e.g. he is = he's or do not = don't. It is very rarely used to form plurals that cannot be clearly indicated in the normal fashion (How many this's are in this sentence?)
No, an apostrophe is used to indicate possession or contraction, while a comma is used to separate elements in a sentence. They have different functions and cannot be used interchangeably.