Apostrophes and Ellipses

It depends on who is being described. If there is one parent, it is parent's: the parent's car was parked outside. When describing several parents, it is parents': the parents' children were playing on the field.

Yes. Depending upon sentence usage, "it's" is a contraction for the two words "it is" (as in "it's a problem") or "it has" (as in "it's been a long time since I've seen you").

"Its" without an apostrophe stands for the possessive form of the pronoun "it" and is used as an attributive adjective (as in "the book has lost its jacket").

An apostrophe is needed: the bosses' profits = the profits of all the bosses

the boss's profits = the profits of the boss

When the noun is plural, the apostrophe goes at the end of the word.

When the noun is singular, the apostrophe goes after the word, before the s.

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apostrophe, such as in "could've" for "could have" or "don't" for "do not".

There are three possible options for your question. If you are referring to more than one teacher, there is no apostrophe (teachers). If you are referring to an object that belongs to one teacher, the apostrophe is between the r and s (teacher's desk). If you are referring to an object that belongs to more than one teacher, the apostrophe is after the s (teachers' break room).

This is the case when it is the plural possessive form of teacher.

This means something belonging to more than one teacher.

If something belonged to only one teacher then the apostrophe would appear before the 's'. - "The teacher's diary"

This depends on the rest of the sentence

E.g. Your instructors are happy with your progress

or Your instructor's watch has gone missing, have you seen it?

or Your instructors' meeting was a waste of time as none of them brought their notes

Yes, the correct possessive form is "teacher's" with an apostrophe before the "s" to indicate possession. For example, "The teacher's desk" shows that the desk belongs to the teacher.

No, you do not need to put an apostrophe in the word "hundreds" unless you are indicating a contraction or possession.

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.

If you use an exclamation point, then you've probably just ended a sentence. For instance, "I won the lottery!"

If you end a sentence, then the next sentence must begin with a capital letter (usually). There are some different uses of exclamation points as they relate to capital/lowercase letters. For example, if you're writing, "I won the lottery!" the next sentence would logically begin with a capital letter. So you might say, "I won the lottery! I'm going to buy a new car."

BUT, sometimes the rules can change. In Shakespeare, for example, one-word interjections followed by exclamation points are often followed by a lowercase word. For instance, one might say, "Lo! he is swooning with love."

Or, if you're quoting someone as saying, "Hey!" then your sentence might be something like this: "'Hey!' he said."

Usually, though, you can assume that your next word after an exclamation point should be capitalized.

If you're talking about something that belongs to the teacher, then you need the apostrophe. Teacher's desk, teacher's computer, etc.

If you're talking about teacher as a plural noun, then you don't need the apostrophe.

Yes, you can use an apostrophe in "resume's" to indicate possession (e.g., "the resume's format"). However, it is more common to avoid the use of apostrophes in the plural form of "resume." So, "resumes" is generally preferred.

Week is a singular noun, meaning one week.

Weeks is the plural noun, meaning more than one week.

Week is a singular possessive is week's with the apostrophe before the s.

Ex. This week's storm battered the eastern coast.

Weeks is a plural possessive is weeks' with the apostrophe after the s.

Ex: The weeks' stressful events left me exhausted.

HOWEVER, it would just be simpler to say how many weeks and exclude the use of an apostrophe. Example: The stressful events of the last 3 and one-half weeks left me exhausted. (no apostrophe)

I believe it should have an apostrophe, but it is often left out. It's the first day of, or belonging to, the New Year. It is the New Year's first day. Within a generation or two, we will probably never see the apostrophe used for New Year's Day; it will go the way of archaic usage. If current trends are any indication, apostrophe ess will probably shift from indicating the possessive forms of most nouns (its current use) to the general plural form (still considered incorrect currently).

yes becasue cousins is plural you would do this: cousins'

The apostrophe in "master's" indicates possession, showing that something belongs to the master. It is used in this context to show that the degree or qualification is owned by or awarded to the individual who holds it.

The correct placement of the apostrophe in the phrase "educators society" would be before the "s" at the end, making it "educators' society". This is because the society belongs to the educators collectively.

When a proper name ends with an "s" and is in the possessive form, you typically add an apostrophe and another "s" ('s) which is pronounced as an extra syllable at the end of the name. For example, "Jones's" would be pronounced as "Jones-ez."

If you are showing possession, then you use an apostrophe and an s at the end of the name...unless the name ends with an s. In that case, you only add the apostrophe.

example: Tom's brother is James. James' brother is Tom.

There should be an apostrophe in that phrase. If you're referring to one pupil, it's "pupil's classroom." If you're referring to a group, it's "pupils' classroom."