Apostrophe
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An apostrophe is a form of punctuation used in writing. The following words have an apostrophe in them: can't, it's, Mike's.
This is a wrong use of an apostrophe: Those dog's are big.
Apostrophes are used to show that some letters have been taken out in an abbreviation.
Apostropes are also used to show something belongs to someone (or something).
- Mike's car = the car that belongs to Mike.
- The dog's ball = the ball that belongs to the dog.
But the word 'its', meaning 'something belonging to it', does not have an apostrophe. This is also the same with "your," "their," and "our."
for example: That's not mine, it's yours. That's not ours, it's theirs.
You should not put an apostrophe in the middle of a word ending in s, such as a plural. Put an apostrophe, or 's, at the end of the word instead.
- Mrs. Jones' hat or Mrs. Jones's hat.
- Both of my parents' birthdays.
Apostrophes are also used to show part of a word is shortened, like:
"Go get 'em tiger!" or "Li'l Bow Bow"