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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.
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100s.
An apostrophe should be used to indicate possession or missing characters. Whatever it is, does not BELONG to the 100, nor are there any missing characters so the apostrophe is not appropriate here.
However, so many people are ignorant of this fact that it is probably not worth the argument. Just feel smug that you know and are correct!
Where does the apostrophe go when talking about belonging to ie the dress?
Examples of apostrophes use to express possessions:
Ann's dress
Olive's house
Karen's watch
Mom's kitchen
children's toys
Is Yahweh the name of the Father?
Yahweh is one of the names used for God in the Hebrew Bible, often understood as the name of the Father in Christian theology. It is seen as a personal name for the God of Israel, emphasizing His presence and self-revelation.
What are some examples of a sentences using apostrophe?
Examples:
The children don't like to play in Rose's garden.
It's a great day today.
Let's go to Ann's house.
Can will have be put into a contraction?
Yes, but it's quite uncommon. The contracted form of "Will have" is "will've". This only works for things you'll do in the future, e.g. "By Wednesday, I will've completed that assignment" and does not work for things that you'll acquire (e.g. "For Christmas, I will've a new pair of jeans".)
What is the use of the apostrophe in this sentence billy's?
The apostrophe in the word Billy's means Billy's ownership of something.
Can you give examples of a Apostrophe sentence?
Example:
It's good to be spending the holidays in Las Vegas' grand hotel.
What are the reasons for using an apostrophe?
- Apostrophes are used to show possession. Justin's ball, California's capitol, and the company's president, for example.
- Apostrophes are used to form contractions. Wouldn't (would not), He's (he is or he has), doesn't (does not), for example.
- Sometimes apostrophes are used to create plurals. Mind your p's and q's, for example. This is done so the reader is not confused.
Apostrophes have very few rules, yet they remain one of the most abused forms of punctuation.
Should the word calls have an apostrophe?
No, "calls" should not have an apostrophe. "Calls" is the present tense third person singular conjugation of the verb "call". "Calls" is also a plural noun -- I placed several calls today.
In A.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l.m.n.0.p.q.r.s.t.u.v.w.x.y.z what letter is missing?
The numeral zero (0) is used in place of the lowercase letter O (o).
In most fonts, the 0 is taller than the (o) and narrower than the capital O.
Which is proper when referring to a family named Wilson the Wilson's or the Wilsons?
If you are referring to the family, they are "the Wilsons" (plural).
If you are referring to something belonging to the family, you would use an apostrophe that shows ownership, e.g. "the Wilsons' car".
Note that the apostrophe follows the "s" since you wish to show ownership by the entire family or more than one member of the family. If, however, you wish to show ownership by just one Wilson, an example might be "Sam Wilson's car" in which you have the singular "Wilson" followed by an apostrophe and then the "s".
Show you a sentence with as many apostrophes as possible?
I'll give it a shot. An apostrophe can either mean a contraction, dialectical pronunciation, or a possessive, so let's see if I can fit all of that into one sentence.
I'll send y'all t'town t'get Bubba's uncle's girlfriend's med'cine, 'n y'all go t'the girl's porch's screendo' 'n tuck t'sack behin' t'screen 'n then y'all c'n go t'Walmart 'n see y'all's brother's girlfriend's li'l gal, Ty'bo'ker'shak'ia.
*wipes brow* Whew!
Where does the apostrophe go when using the possessive apostrope for the swimmers trunks?
Swimmers' trunks if there are more swimmers.
Swimmer's trunks if there's only one swimmer.
The problem is that trunks is plural regardless of the number of the previous noun in the compound and so, from the context of this question, it cannot be distinguished whether there's one or more swimmers. Had it been "the swimmers' caps" it would be possible to derive that there are more swimmers. Alternately it would be "the swimmer's cap".
What are examples of sentences that have its and it's?
Unlike other possessives, the pronoun "its" does not use an apostrophe.
When you see the apostrophe form "it's", that represents a contraction of "IT IS".
"It's a hot day today and my dog is scratching its ears."
There are only two times when it is ok to use an apostrohphe.What are they?
An apostrophe is used with posessions such as: Mary's dog
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with conjunctions such as: They're = they are
