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What is an apostrophe used for?

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An apostrophe is used to indicate possession or to form contractions.

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How do you show possession for a singular noun that ends in 's'?

Back

Add an apostrophe after the 's', e.g., 'James's book'.

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How do you show possession for a plural noun that ends in 's'?

Back

Add an apostrophe after the 's', e.g., 'the dogs' owner'.

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How do you show possession for a plural noun that does not end in 's'?

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Add 's' after the apostrophe, e.g., 'the children's toys'.

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What is the correct form for the possessive of 'Richard'?

Back

Richard's.

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What is the correct form for the possessive of 'duck'?

Back

duck's.

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What is the correct form for the possessive of 'room'?

Back

room's.

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Which of the following is correct: 'Kelly's socks' or 'Kellys socks'?

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Kelly's socks.

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How do you make 'Donald' possessive?

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Donald's.

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What is a contraction?

Back

A contraction is a shortened form of a word or group of words, e.g., 'can't' for 'cannot'.