Apostrophes and Ellipses

Each punctuation mark has a different meaning. The period (.) means it is the end of a thought. A exclamation mark (!) means that someone wants to emphasize what they just said. A question mark (?) means that the text before is should be read as a question. A colon (:) means that the material after the colon will most like be a list. A semi-colon (;) means that the writer is introducing a new thought within the sentence.

The apostrophe in "Fido's" indicates possession, showing that the collar belongs to Fido. It is used to show that something is owned or associated with a person or thing.

An apostrophe is used outside the s to indicate possession for singular nouns (e.g., the boy's hat) and plural nouns not ending in s (e.g., the children's toys).

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.

learnings is spelled without an apostrophe just as in teachings.

The word "says" does not have an apostrophe in its standard form. It is a present tense verb that does not require an apostrophe.

If janitors is simply a plural word, then it doesn't need an apostrophe. Janitor's is a singular possessive (Janitor's responsibilities). Janitors' is the plural possessive (Janitors' responsibilities).

Typically, to show possession with a last name, you would add an apostrophe and an s ('s). For example, "Smith's car" indicates that the car belongs to someone with the last name Smith.

The possessive pronoun "ours" does not require an apostrophe because it is just that -- already possessive. The correct sentence would be, "The Robinson's house is on Spring Street, but ours is on Randolph Drive.

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You would also move the apostrophe after the "s" in "Robinsons," since here you are referring to a group or family with the same last name rather than just one person with that name. The house belongs to the "Robinsons" rather than the "Robinson."

The Robinsons' house is on Spring Street, but ours is on Randolph Drive.

That depends on how you're trying to use the word. See the sentences below for examples:

1) I have 30 students in my class.

2) I have 30 students' books in my class.

3) I have this student's homework slip.

Sentence one has an S because it is indicating plurality.

Sentence two has an apostrophe after the S because it is indicating plurality and possession.

Sentence three has an apostrophe S because it is indicating singular possession.

Use an ''s' when you are indicating possession. Use 'ies' when you are indicating plurality.

Fritzes is the plural form. Fritz's is the possessive form.

Ex: The Fritzes live next door. The Fritz's dog Molly ran away.

First, there is never an apostrophe used for verbs unless it is a contraction, not a plural or possession. Example: "My running's really improved!" This is a contraction of running and has.

Second, if a noun is plural the apostrophe will come after the "s".

"80s" is correct. The apostrophe is not needed and adding it is a common mistake. The confusion seems to arise from the use of the numeral 80. If one considers that "80s" is spelled "eighties", it is clear that no contraction or possessive is involved, hence no apostrophe is required. However, in the case where a possessive is actually required - for example, if one means to say something like "I like the version of U2 from the 80s." - the apostrophe would come after the "s" (not before), as in, "I like the 80s' version of U2."

If this is someone's name, as I suspect it is, the apostrophe will go as such "Vikas's"

You use an apostrophe when someone owns something such as "Ben's Car". You also use an apostrophe to shorten something such as "That is beautiful" when you shorten it with an apostrophe it would be " That's beautiful". HOPE I HELPED

The contraction is she'd (rhymes with need). This contraction can also mean "she had."

You will show possession the same as with all other words, 's.

Examples:

James's son

Tonks's wand

Crookshanks's tail

When forming the possessive of a singular noun that ends in "s," you can either add an apostrophe followed by another "s" (Charles's car) or just an apostrophe (Charles' car). For plural nouns that end in "s," you simply add an apostrophe after the "s" (the dogs' toys).

According to The Elements of Style, an S following an apostrophe ("Charles's") is perfectly acceptable and should be encouraged. Many people will leave off the S after an apostrophe, even when it's just an S sound when spoken ("Berlitz'" instead of "Berlitz's"); this can look stumbly.

If you are using it as 'it is' as in "It's a sunny day today!", than yes. If you are using it to describe a possessive object 'its' as in "the bird spread its wings and flew away" than no.

"This girl's" is the possessive form for one girl, indicating that something belongs to or is associated with that specific girl. "This girls'" is the possessive form for multiple girls, indicating that something belongs to or is associated with them.

Yes, when forming the possessive of a singular name that ends in 's', you can choose to either add an apostrophe followed by 's' ('Charles's car') or just an apostrophe alone ('Charles' car'). Both forms are considered correct, but make sure to be consistent in your usage.

The apostrophe + s ('s) is used to show possession, contraction (shortened form of words), or to add emphasis or clarity to a sentence. For example: "The cat's toy" (possession), "He's going to the store" (contraction of he is), "That's not what I said" (emphasis).

No. "Author" isn't a proper noun; it's a thing, like "person" or "employee." Mark Twain would be capitalized, because his name would be considered a "proper noun," like "Earth" versus "planet."