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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
How do show possession for the word men?
The possessive form of the word men is men's. As in those are men's ties.
How many spacing should be after a apostrophe?
There should be no space between the word and the 's. Between words, use the standard one space.
I could hear the lawn mower's roar inside the house.
Where do you put the apostrophe in the word medicines?
you don't
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It depends:
- Quinine, this is one of the medicines that has been used to treat malaria in the past.
- Unfortunately, headaches are one of this medicine's side effects.
- Blood pressure reduction is among these medicines' benefits.
Does management needs apostrophe?
The word management is a common plural noun. It requires no apostrophe.
The management makes the rules.
If the word management has a possession or belonging, it needs an apostrophe.
He ignored management's rules.
An apostrophe is used to show ownership or when using a contraction.
Contractions - It's, don't, we're, you're, what's
Ownership - "Adam's house sure is big!" "My dog's toy is broken"
The possessive form of the word auditorium in a sentence that describes the curtains that belong to the auditorium, would be the auditorium's (singular possessive). If you wanted to describe 3 auditoriums with the same curtains, you would write auditoriums' (apostrophe s for plural possessive).
The auditorium's curtains were gold with black trim.
The auditorium's curtains were gold with black trim in New York City, but two other auditoriums' curtains in Atlanta, George were black with gold trim.
I study auditoriums' curtains as a hobby, but I have yet to find one auditorium's curtains have polka dots.
When not to use an apostrophe?
Apostrophes seem to be one of the most misunderstood punctuation marks in the English language.
The first thing about using apostrophes is that they should never be used to form plural words. This is grammatically incorrect, though unfortunately common. An apostrophe is commonly, but erroneously, used in numbers such as calendar decades or centuries instead of using the correct form, e.g. 1800s or the 1970s.
Apostrophes should only be used for possessive nouns (but not pronouns), e.g. the cat's food dish; Roger's BMW. They are not used in possessive pronouns, e.g. yours, ours, theirs, its.
They are also used for omissions in contractions, e.g. it'smeaning it is (note the difference in how its is used in the previous sentence) or can'tmeaning cannot.
In some situations it is acceptable to use an apostrophe to clarify a plural. For example, "Make sure you dot all the i's and cross all the t's". This, however, is not an established rule.
Does the word Partners need an apostrophe?
The noun partners uses an apostrophe only when it is showing possession. Examples:
Singular possessive: The partner's share is twenty percent.
Plural possessive: The partners' shares total eighty percent.
When a plural noun ends in s what is the general rule for making the word possessive?
The general rule is that the apostrophe goes after the S, but as in most things, it may be clearer if you re-phrase to avoid the problem.
Example: instead of
The shoes' soles are all worn
consider
The soles of all the shoes are worn
In the first instance, the reader may struggle with determining the possessive character; in the second, it is perfectly clear.
Where does the apostrophe go in cats?
There are two occasions where an apostrophe would be used.
Singular possessive: This is where you are referring to something belonging to one cat. The apostrophe comes before the 's'. For example, the cat's milk.
Plural possessive: This is where you are referring to something belonging to more than one cat. The apostrophe comes after the 's'. For example, the cats' milk.
What is you had had shortened using an apostrophe?
It would be shortened to "You'd had". For example "You'd had your chance" instead of "You had had your chance"
Where do you put a apostrophe in dare not?
daren't
As a rule of thumb, the apostrophe replaces one or more missing characters (in this case, the O of NOT)
Does Valelntine's Day have an apostrophe?
Yes. "Valentine's Day" has an apostrophe. You use apostrophes when you state that something belongs to someone or something else.
What is the correct use of the apostrophe for a sign that reads The Jones?
Theoretically it should go at the end The Jones' - However - Words ending in just an apostrophe and nothing else usually have it removed.
How would one use an apostrophe to spell the cars beams?
If it is one car - you would use "The car's beams" - If it is more than one car, you would use "The cars beams"
What is a possessive-apostrophe?
A possessive apostrophe is an apostrophe used at the end of a noun, forming a possessive noun.
A possessive noun is a noun indicating ownership or possession.
Possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe -s to the end of the word, or just an apostrophe to plural nouns that already end with -s. Examples:
- the car of my mother = my mother's car
- the teacher of our class = our class's teacher
- the coats of the children = the children's coats
- the covers of the books = the books' covers
- the meeting of the bosses = the bosses' meeting
The possessive is also used as shorthand for something that does not literally belong to that person or thing, it's used in place of 'of' or 'for'. Examples:
- The ladies' room does not belong to ladies, it means that it is designated for the use of ladies.
- A store that sells men's suits doesn't sell suits that belong to some men, it sells suits for men.
- A book of Shakespeare's plays are not plays that belong to Mr. Shakespeare, they are plays written by him.
What is correct coachs' or coaches'?
If there's one coach, possessive is coach's.
If there are many coaches, possessive is coaches'.
Why is there no apostrophe in Assassins Gallery?
It should be:
Assassins' Gallery. (If the assassins are more than one.)
Assassin's Gallery. (If the assassin is singular or only one.)
