Apostrophe

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What is an apostrophe?

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

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How do you show possession with an apostrophe for a singular noun?

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Add an apostrophe followed by 's' (e.g., the dog's bone).

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

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Add only an apostrophe after the 's' (e.g., the dogs' park).

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

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Add an apostrophe followed by 's' (e.g., the children's toys).

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What is a contraction?

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A contraction is a shortened form of two words, where an apostrophe replaces the omitted letters (e.g., can't for cannot).

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Is this correct? 'Caroline's friends'

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Yes, it shows that the friends belong to Caroline.

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Which is correct? 'Steve's friend' or 'Steves friend'?

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'Steve's friend' is correct because it shows possession.

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What is the correct form? 'The ducks wings' or 'the duck's wings'?

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'The duck's wings' is correct because it shows that the wings belong to one duck.

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Which is correct? 'The student's desks' or 'the students' desks'?

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'The students' desks' is correct for multiple students.

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Is this sentence correct? 'The two boys bag's were lying at the rivers' edge.'

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No, it is incorrect. It should be 'The two boys' bags were lying at the river's edge.'