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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
When is an apostrophe used with possessive pronouns?
Never. Possessive pronouns are the exception to the use apostrophes to show possession rule.
Possessive pronouns take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.
The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
Examples: The blue car is his. The red car is theirs. The white car with the ticket on the windshield is mine.
Is 'it's too late' the correct use of an apostrophe?
Yes, because the apostrophe shows the omission of the word 'is' - ('It is too late', which has been shortened to 'It's too late'.)
How do you use an apostrophe on the e of que tal?
There is no apostrophe but there is an accent, which looks the same as an apostrophe but goes over a letter to indicate a certain pronunciation. The accent on the 'e' is like this: 'Qué tal?'.
If you need to type it and do not have accented letters on your keyboard, you can create the character by holding down the Alt key, typing '0233' and releasing the Alt key.
Do you put an apostrophe at the end of a family name such as The Westricks?
Yes, Example
The Westricks' house.
I'm guessing this is probably a last name of French origin, in which case the D' stands for "de" ("of"), and Arcy is either a place or the name of an ancestor at some point. It's the same basic idea of the O' in Irish names (O'Leary, O'Shuagnessy), or the Scottish Mc/Mac (McGregor, MacGonagall).
When do you use an apostrophe 's or just an s or an es?
The apostrophe in it's replaces a letter that makes the word shorter e.g. 'it is' is then made into 'it's' and the apostrophe replaces the i in is.
it is 's
for example:
this dog is tom's dog
Another Answer
The apostrophe that you're asking about indicates either a singular possessive, or a plural possessive. Singular = 's; plural = s'.
Is its spelled with a apostrophe?
1. If its is used as a possessive noun, then there is no need for an apostrophe.
Example: its name
2. If its is to be used as a contraction of the words it is, the there should be an apostrophe.
it is: it's
Do you have to put a period after a apostrophe?
no matter what you usually have to put a period after an apostrophe because it's the end of a sentence.
Should a Pele' jersey have an apostrophe at the end of his name?
No it is an accent over the e of Pele.
investor's
The apostrophe s shows possession
When do you use an apostrophe at the end of a word?
When there is a plural possesive. Example: All the farmers' feilds were attacked by crows.
Can you use an apostrophe after a word ending in s?
Yes, there can b an apostrophe after an "s." In a plural word ending in "s"
that shows possession, the apostrophe comes after the s. For example, if you were to say that the dog belonged to the chefs, you would say it is the chefs' dog.
How would you use and apostrophe and an contraction in one sentence?
Example:
It's a pleasure to spend a day in Makati's beautiful city.
Use an apostrophe with french words?
Je m'appelle Sandro. Apostrophes are used in French only to take the place of missing letters in contractions. The example given means literally, "I call me (or myself) Sandro." "M'appelle" is a contraction for "me" and "appelle" and the apostrophe takes the place of the dropped "e".
What is apostrophe in parts of speech?
An apostrophe is a symbol followed by an 's',or standing by itself after a noun ending in 's' ,and which expresses ownership by the said noun.
Do you use an apostrophe at the end of a name on a yard sign?
Yes if it shows ownership of the yard.
Examples:
Lucy's yard.
Ross' yard.
Grammar - what is the possessive of the contraction it?
The possessive form of the personal pronoun 'it' is its (no apostrophe).
example: The book was half price because its cover was torn.
The contractions of the personal pronoun 'it' are formed using an apostrophe to indicate the letters that are left out.
example: It's a good book even with some damage. (It is a good book...)
There is no possessive form for the possessive pronoun 'its'.
When the possessive pronoun its is used as the subject of a sentence or a clause, the full form of pronoun and verb are used.
example: Its was the only one with a torn cover.
When the possessive adjective 'its' is used, the noun that is described is the word that form the possessive.
example: Its cover's damage made no difference to me.
The chandeliers in Governor's mansion are disassembled and cleaned once a year.
Where does the apostrophe go in peoples to show ownership?
people's would should a groups ownership
peoples' would show a group of individuals ownership
i hope that helps. it makes sense in my mind, but not sure how it will sound to you!
Where does the apostrophe go in patients'?
for one patient: patient's
for more than one patients: patients'
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