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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
Is it Season's Greetings or Seasons Greetings?
It is technically a possessive, Season's Greetings(greetings of the Christmas season), but on posters, banners, and cards the apostrophe is often omitted.
What is an example of an apostrophe using weather?
1) The weather's been good this week. -
This usage shows the apostrophe creating a contraction of the word 'has' with 'weather'. Spelled in full it would be "The weather has been good this week."
2)The weather's effect on a person's mood has been well documented.
This usage is a possessive apostrophe and shows that the 'effect' belongs to the 'weather'. Another example could be "My sister's car is blue." The apostrophe shows the car belongs to the sister.
Does an animals name need an apostraphe?
If you want a plural, no. Correct:
- bear, bears
- cat, cats
- cheetah, cheetah
- dog, dogs
- elephant, elephants
- etc.
If you need a possessive, yes it needs an apostrophe. Correct:
- The bear's claws are large. (singular possessive) The bears' habitat is the forest. (plural possessive)
- The cat's whiskers are white. (singular possessive) The cats' cages need cleaned. (plural possessive)
- We can see the cheetah's leg is hurt. (singular possessive) The cheetahs' coats are beautiful. (plural possessive)
- etc.
Where does the apostrophe go in the sentence The orangatang enjoys swinging from the tree branches?
The orangutang enjoys swinging from the tree branches - has no need for any apostrophes.
Where do you put apostrophe in girls uncle?
This will depend upon how many girls have the same uncle. If you are referring to one girl, the apostrophe would be between the l and the s: the girl's uncle. If you are referring to more than one girl, the apostrophe would be after the s: the girls' uncle.
Both versions indicate possession - the uncle of the girl or the uncle of the girls.
What is the possessive form of the word Kris?
The possessive of Kris is Kris' (apostrophe after the original s).
Kris' coat was white with purple flecks throughout.
The teacher wrote 'A' on Kris' test paper.
Kris' mother went to the hospital for tests.
Does the word dads' mean one or more than one?
Because the apostrophe follows the plural noun dads, the possessive form means that it applies to more than one dad.
Note that a capitalized Dad (a specific person) must be singular.
When do you use the possessive form of the word babies?
The word babies is the plural form for the noun baby. You use the possessive form for the plural noun when something 'belongs to' two or more babies. Example:
Put the babies' laundry is in the babies'room.
The babies' nursery is on the third floor. (In this case, the nursery doesn't belong to the babies, it's the nursery for the babies.)
How do you say in English on the right place or in the right place?
in the right place is the correct one
Where is the apostrophe in this sentence When I have guests they always use the visitors washroom?
Visitor's or Visitors'... The apostrophe in this case is possessive, in that the washroom belongs to the visitor (in the first case), or the visitors (in the the 2nd case). I think the safest bet would be to go with Visitors' .
Where do you put the apostrophe in Parents?
possessive - parent's my parent's home {my parent [his/hers] home}
plural- parents I have two parents
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Where is correct place for apostrophe Steve's car or Steves' car?
Steve's car is the correct option. If there is a fellow whose name is Steves then it would be Steves's car, being both options correct, but not Steves' car, unless if you're talking about two or more fellows called Steves that owns a car. In this case, Steves' cars would be correct as well. Note that car now is a plural name.
Steves doesn't exist as a male name, it was quoted only for a better explanation.
Is The 1400's gramatically correct?
No there shouldn't be an apostrophe in this case. It should be: The 1400s.
Your employee's - does this need an apostrophe?
If you're talking about more than one employee, then don't use an apostrophe. Plural words should never have an apostrophe. If you're talking about something that belongs to a single employee (such as "the employee's computer") then you need an apostrophe.
Is there an apostrophe in Grandparents Day?
No. Grandparents is the plural form of the word, meaning it is a day to celebrate for more than one grandparent. Grandparent's is the possessive form of the word, meaning the day would belong to a single grandparent.
