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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What does a possessive apostrophe indicate?

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A possessive apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone or something, e.g., 'the cat's toy' means the toy belongs to the cat.

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What is a contraction?

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A contraction is a shortened form of two words combined, where some letters are omitted, e.g., 'can't' is a contraction of 'cannot'.

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How do you form the possessive of a singular noun?

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To form the possessive of a singular noun, add an apostrophe followed by 's', e.g., 'the dog's leash'.

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How do you form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in 's'?

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For plural nouns that end in 's', add only an apostrophe after the 's', e.g., 'the dogs' park'.

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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' or 'it has'.

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What is the correct contraction for 'they are'?

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The correct contraction for 'they are' is 'they're'.

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What is the correct possessive form of 'Jess'?

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The correct possessive form is 'Jess's'.

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What does the contraction 'I'd' stand for?

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The contraction 'I'd' stands for 'I would'.

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How do you form the plural of a noun?

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To form the plural of a noun, typically add 's' or 'es' to the end of the word, e.g., 'cat' becomes 'cats'.