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Apostrophe '


Use an apostrophe:
  • To show a possession

    Examples:

    Mark’s book
    She and Mark’s car cost a lot.
    Children’s book
    Students’ book
    Fifteen-years-old’ behavior
    
    
    
  • To form plurals of numbers and letters

    Examples:

    He saw ten W’s and five 7’s in this letter.
  • To indicate omitted letters in contractions

    Examples:

    I'm, you’re, he’ll, they’ve, it’s, he didn’t . . ..



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