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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 there an apostrophe in one of its kind?
None. There should be no apostrophe in one of its kind because its is a possessive pronoun.
What does an apostrophe mean after a letter when talking about sets?
sets' would mean plural possessive.
Does Tuesdays have an apostrophe?
If it's possessing something, then yes. "Tuesday's weather was fantastic!"
I suppose you could write "I go to the gym on Tuesdays.", but it would be better to write "I go to the gym every Tuesday."
What is one is reason for a apostrophe?
To make a sentence shorter so it doesn't seem to take forever to end.
"He's in the room."
"He is in the room."
Is the apostrophes in the right place for the cats' whiskers?
If you are referring to more than one cat.
If it is one cat then it should be written as the cat's whiskers.
Does the word viruses have an apostrophe?
NO, if you typed "viruses'" (viruses with an apostrophe) it would mean "The viruses' (more than one virus's) something.
Can apostrophes also mean something has been shortened?
Yes. Apostropes are used with contractions. Place the apostrophe at the spot where the letter(s) has been removed.
Examples:
You're my best friend. (You are)
It's the first day of school. (It is)
What does the apostrophe mean?
It means a word that is accompanied by "is" in a shortened form.
Ex. He's in the kitchen.
How do you use apostrophes with James?
Jame's because there is already an "s" there so no need for another "s"
Where do you put the apostrophe on mens?
Men is already plural so it would be men's room, hats, clothes, etc.
Where should the apostrophe go - ladie's or ladies'?
If you are talking about something that belongs to more than one woman the correct use of the apostrophe is ladies' as in "the ladies' clothing department."
If you are talking about something that belongs to one woman the spelling is slightly different, although the pronunciation is the same, and you should write lady's, as in "I returned the lady's handkerchief."
When do you put the apostrophe after the word?
When it's a plural possessive that already ends in -s.
girls' dresses
singers' voices
How do use apostrophes in a sentence?
apostrophes are ways of shortening two words like 'you are' and making them one 'you're'. they can also be used for proof of possesion, i.e 'johnathon's dog' meaning he owns the dog or if a name already ens in 's' it would be 'james' dog'
'can't' is an example of one word that has been shortened from 'cannot' you can use these rules in a sentece e.g:
'there was a house that was owned by james' family'
Has years got an apostrophe in it?
It depends. If you are talking about "the year's best game," there's an apostrophe. If you're talking about "two or more years," there is no apostrophe.
