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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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No. A spider is a spider and an apostrophe is an apostrophe.
What is the possessive word for personnel?
The possessive form for the noun personnel is personnel's; for example, the personnel's raises.
Student's unity or student unity which one is correct?
Either one work if you use students' unity or student unity, but not student's unity if there is more than one student being unified.
In the Gadsden and Navy Jack 'Dont Tread on Me' flags does the 'don't' have an apostrophe?
- DONT TREAD ON ME and
- DON'T TREAD ON ME
Historically, the former is more correct. Spelling and grammar were not standardized in the 18th century the way they are today. Apostrophes were not used in the strict manner we use them now.
However, it's important to note that flags also weren't standardized in the way they are today. Every flag was handmade. Moreover, many people were reproducing the "Dont Tread on Me" flags from memory or adjusting the symbolism for their own use. There was no one "Don't Tread on Me" flag used across the colonies.
And what's more, there are only a few surviving early flags. What we know about the flags is mostly second hand.
Given all this uncertainty, it's easy to see why many people reproducing the flag today would choose to use our own standard conventions for apostrophes.
" '90s " or " 90s " , but never " 90's " , I would suggest. An apostrophe following a noun denotes ownership, or is a shortened form of "-is".
Numbers should be treated just like this.
e.g.
John's gloves are blue.
- apostrophe for John; he owns the gloves no apostrophe for "gloves"; there are two of them. The '90s are years in the decade ending -90, so it's a plural.
so for '90s,
I like the music of the '90s.
The 90s' music is the best.
What punctuation mark is used to show that a noun is possessive?
The apostrophe is used to show that a noun is possessive.
Does won't need an apostrophe?
The adjective 'wont' does not need an apostrophe. The adjective describes a something as likely to do something or having a tendency to do something. Example: He is wont to blame others. The noun 'wont' does not need an apostrophe. The noun is a word for a usual habit or way of behaving. Example: He got up early as is his wont.
The contraction won't does need an apostrophe, it's a contraction for 'will not'.
Why is there an apostrophe in Hershey?
Because anything with an apostrophe before the s shows possession (basic English language), and the person who "invented" the Hershey bar was named Hershey, not Hersheys, had he been named Hersheys instead of Hershey there wouldn't be an apostrophe.
Does tomatoes have an apostrophe?
Yes if it will mean ownership of tomatoes.
Example: tomatoes' color
Should eyeglasses lens have an apostrophe?
Yes it should be eyeglass' lens because the lens belong to the eyeglasses
Where do you put the apostrophe in actors?
Use an apostrophe after the word actors if it indicates possession.
Example: actors' guild
What words end with apostrophe re?
Contractions that end in __'re include:They are = They're
We are = We're
You are = You're
How do you use apostrophe in moms?
An apostrophe signifies possession - the thing belongs to the person pr people named
So
If my mother has a car then - my mother's car = my mom's car
If my mother is a member of a committee made up of other mothers, then the committee she is on might be "The Moms' Committee"
For one mother - the apostrophe goes before the s, for a group of mothers the apostrophe goes after the s.
Do you use an apostrophe with name ends with s?
Yes. An apostrophe is used with the names that end with s.
Examples:
Ross' bag or Ross's bag
Cris' watch
What is needed to form possessive nouns and contractions?
In order to form possessive nouns and contractions, you need an apostrophe (').
An apostrophe is used to form possessive nouns (cat > cat's) and contractions (it is > it's).
To form possessive nouns, an apostrophe and an s are added to the end of a word; for some words that already end with an s, just an apostrophe is added after the s at the end of the word. Examples:
- The shoes of my mother = my mother'sshoes.
- The leaves of the tree = the tree'sleaves.
- The trunk of the elephant = the elephant'strunk.
- The traffic of the city = the city'straffic.
A contraction is a shortened version of the written and spoken forms of a word, made by replacing some of the letters with an apostrophe. Examples:
- The words I am = I'm.
- The words I will = I'll.
- The words you are = you're.
- the words you will = you'll.
- the words could not = couldn't.
- the words should not = shouldn't.
Example sentences using possessive nouns and contractions:
- The dog's paws are muddy. He can't come in until you clean them.
- What's that package? That'sKaren's new coat.
- It's a beautiful day for Kevin's party.
