Apostrophes

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What is an apostrophe?

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An apostrophe is a punctuation mark used to indicate possession or the omission of letters in contractions.

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How do you show possession for plural nouns that end in 's'?

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Add an apostrophe after the 's'. For example, 'the boys' toys'.

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How do you show possession for singular nouns?

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Add an apostrophe followed by 's'. For example, 'the girl's book'.

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What is the contraction for 'do not'?

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The contraction for 'do not' is 'don't'.

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What is the contraction for 'does not'?

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The contraction for 'does not' is 'doesn't'.

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How do you form the possessive for a name that ends in 's'?

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You can add an apostrophe and 's' or just an apostrophe. For example, 'James's book' or 'James' book'.

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What is the correct form for the possessive of 'Maggie Finch'?

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Maggie Finch's jeans.

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How do you indicate possession for a compound noun?

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Add the apostrophe to the last word. For example, 'my mother-in-law's car'.

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What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'?

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'Its' is a possessive pronoun meaning 'belonging to it', while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is'.

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

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Harry's mother's Danish.