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Apostrophes and Ellipses
The apostrophe is used to indicate that one or more letters have been omitted. An ellipsis is a series of marks, like the three periods, which is used to indicate an unfinished thought or a pause in speech.
2,109 Questions
Apostrophe placement for class's?
you do not need the third s. An apostrophe is placed after the second s to make it class'
Is it correct for a restroom sign to say womens or women's?
womens would only apply where the rest room belonged to an organisation called 'women' and there were many of these rest rooms in different locations. The 's' used as if a chain of shoe shops were called 'shoes'. In the context of a general rest room - using womens to distigusih for 'females' this spelling is incorrect in any case. The sign should read: 'Women' (as in Men & Women), or Women's (as in Men's & Women's) - the apostrophe being posessive to the women themselves.
Where is the apostrophe in your grandparents home?
Referring to the home of your grandparents you would apostrophise the s - your grandparent's home.
The word "Apostrophe" doesn't have a physical age as it is not a living being. However, the concept of using apostrophes in the English language has been around for centuries, dating back to the 16th century.
A punctuation mark that is half colon and half comma?
The punctuation mark you are referring to is the semicolon (;). It combines the functionality of a colon and a comma, used to connect closely related independent clauses or as a super comma in a list.
What are the three uses of the apostrophe?
- To indicate contractions, such as "can't" for "cannot" or "they're" for "they are."
- To show possession, such as "Sarah's book" to indicate that the book belongs to Sarah.
- To denote omitted letters in a word, like "I'm" for "I am" or "don't" for "do not."
What is a plural possesive noun?
A plural possessive noun is a noun that refers to more than one person, place, or thing and shows ownership or relationship with another noun. It is formed by adding an apostrophe and the letter "s" after the plural noun (e.g., "teachers' lounge").
Do you use an apostrophe after a last name ending is s?
When showing possession for a last name ending in "s," the use of an apostrophe depends on the style guide you follow. Both "Jones'" and "Jones's" are considered correct. However, it is more common in modern usage to simply add an apostrophe after the "s" (Jones').
In possessive plurals, if the word is already a plural, then 's is added: for example, the children's books. If the word requires an s to make it plural, then the apostrophe goes after the s, e.g. the leaves of many trees becomes the trees' leaves, but if only one tree is involved, then it's the tree's leaves. No apostrophe is required if the word is simply a plural, and not possessive, e.g. more than one cat is many cats, not cat's. The decade of the 1940s is not 1940's.
No, the sentence "She has almost 30 years experience" does not require an apostrophe after the s in the word years. The word "years" is used as a plural noun in this context, describing the duration of experience, so no apostrophe is needed.
s' is used as an apostrophe for a word that refers to plural form, for example saying The girls' toys. In this instance it refers to the toys of more than one girl. You would also use s' for names ending with an s, such as Tess' toys.
's is used as an apostrophe for a word that refers to singular form, for example saying The girl's toys. This refers to the toys of just one girl. You would also use 's with names such as Tom's toys
s' is used as an apostrophe for a word that refers to plural form, for example saying The girls' toys. In this instance it refers to the toys of more than one girl. You would also use s' for names ending with an s, such as Tess' toys.
's is used as an apostrophe for a word that refers to singular form, for example saying The girl's toys. This refers to the toys of just one girl. You would also use 's with names such as Tom's toys
What does it mean if apostrophe is after s in a word?
It means that the plural noun before the apostrophe has possession of the noun or plural noun that follows it.
Example:
All the cats' tails were wagging.
cherubim
criteria
paparazzi
cacti
alumni
oxen
children
memoranda
vertebrae
men
women
geese
teeth
mice
people
Do possessive pronouns ever have apostrophes?
No, possessive pronouns do not need an apostrophe. Apostrophes are used to make nouns possessive, not pronouns.
The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
Examples of possessive nouns: Andy's, bank's, cat's, daughter's, egg's, fence's, Germany's
What is the correct use 's and s'?
An apostrophe is used in situations when we refer to something being possessed. With the apostrophe is refers to plurals.
For example:
John's cars.
Those are the cars owned by John.
Mens clothes.
This is wrong. Men is a plural itself. It should be:
Men's clothes.
1950's best song. This is what was the best song in 1950, not in the years from 1950 to 1959.
If you have a plural and possessive together, you can use the apostrophe after the s.
Farmers' incomes.
This refer to the incomes of many farmers.
Do you add 's to a word ending in s for ownership?
Yes, you can add an apostrophe followed by an s ('s) to show ownership for singular nouns ending in s, such as "James's car." However, for plural nouns ending in s, you only add an apostrophe after the s, like in "the students' books."
It's is an abbreviation.
The apostrophe means "one or more letters go in here when you spell everything out in full".
It's can stand for "It is", as in "It's raining".
It's can also stand for "It has", as in "It's been raining".
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Its means "belonging to it". For example: "The cat chased its tail"; "This wheel has lost its hub cap".
In grammar when do you use s apostrophe?
When the word is a possessive regular plural. If you make the word plural by adding an s, this is regular, and then if you want to make it possessive you'd add the apostrophe.
For instance:
The dancers' costumes were brilliant.
Does getting your period mean that you'r mature?
Yes and no. Yes, because getting your period means that you are no longer a girl, you're a young woman. This does not nessesarily mean that you are mature. I got my period when I was 10, and I was mature for my age. My best friend got hers 2 months before me, and she acted very immaturely. Getting your period only means you are physically mature, not mentally.
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Apostrophe is used to show possession.
1. for singular possession, place the apostrophe before the s.
Examples:
girl's dress
man's pocket
2. Although names ending in s or s sound, is not required to have a second s, it is preferred.
Examples:
Miss Santos's bag
Mr. Strauss's shorts
Is the apostrophe correctly placed in 'women's pensions' or should it be after the 's'?
If you put the apostrophe after the letter 's' (womens') you will be adding the letter 's' to the word women (which is already the plural of the word woman) and mispelling it. The correct way is: women's.
