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What are apotrophes?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 8/14/2025

An apostrophe is a punctuation mark used to indicate possession or the omission of letters in contractions. For example, in the word "John's book," the apostrophe shows that the book belongs to John. In contractions, such as "don't" for "do not," the apostrophe replaces the omitted letters. Apostrophes are also used in pluralizing certain letters or symbols, but this usage is less common.

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When do you add an apotrophes at end of word?

An apostrophe is added to the end of a noun for the possessive form of a plural noun ending in -s. Examples:boys, boys' gymcountries, countries' agreementhorses, horses' barnstudents, students' homeworkAn apostrophe plus an -s is added to singular nouns and plural nouns that don't end in -s for the possessive form. Examples:boy, boy's bikecountry, country's borderboss, boss's officechildren, children's shoesAn apostrophe is added to the end of a word when the last letter or letters have been dropped in informal speech. Example:"Wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin', plannin' and dreamin' each night of his charms, that won't get you into his arms..." Hal David and Burt Bacharach


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