Apostrophes are used for showing that letters have been taken out of a word or contraction (like in don't, the contraction of do and not, where the o in not has been taken out, or in get 'em, to show that 'em means them), or to show ownership or possession (like in Maxwell's hammer, where the 's shows that the hammer belongs to Maxwell, or in those girls' idea, to show that the idea belongs to those girls).
Apostrophes and quotation marks can be used interchangeably.
No they both have different uses.
No words are contracted into apostrophes.
Apostrophes are used to indicate possession: E.g. 'The dog's bone' = 'the bone which belongs to the dog'(except in his, hers, ours, yours (but including one's))Apostrophes are also used to show a contraction:E.g. 'I will not' = 'I won't''You have not' = 'you haven't''They would have' = 'they would've'(careful now it's = 'it is' or 'it has' whereas its= 'belonging to it' because 'its' is like 'his')Apostrophes are never used to make pluralssingular: Flowerplural: flowers (more than one flower)possessive: flower's (belonging to a flower)plural possessive: flowers' (belonging to multiple flowers)
Yes, they can serve to indicate a missing letter in certain words such as "don't" (do not) or "I'll" (I will) These words are called contractions. Apostrophes can also be used to show possession when used at the end of a word with an s: as in Amy's answer. Hope that helps!
Apostrophes and quotation marks can be used interchangeably.
The apostrophes when used in the Latin language serve many purposes. These apostrophes are punctuation marks that sometimes serve as diacritic marks that show possession.
No! Apostrophes are only used with nouns to show possession.
Possession. ommision of letters in contractions.
No, apostrophes and hyphens serve specific functions in writing. Apostrophes are used to indicate possession or contraction, while hyphens are used to join words or to clarify the meaning of a word or phrase. Both punctuation marks are important for clarity and proper grammar.
No they both have different uses.
No words are contracted into apostrophes.
Apostrophes are used to indicate possession: E.g. 'The dog's bone' = 'the bone which belongs to the dog'(except in his, hers, ours, yours (but including one's))Apostrophes are also used to show a contraction:E.g. 'I will not' = 'I won't''You have not' = 'you haven't''They would have' = 'they would've'(careful now it's = 'it is' or 'it has' whereas its= 'belonging to it' because 'its' is like 'his')Apostrophes are never used to make pluralssingular: Flowerplural: flowers (more than one flower)possessive: flower's (belonging to a flower)plural possessive: flowers' (belonging to multiple flowers)
Inches is shown by two apostrophes (").
As a plural noun, butterflies does not need an apostrophe. Apostrophes are not used to make nouns plural.As a possessive noun, butterflies does needan apostrophe. The plural form is butterflies' (the butterflies' wing). Apostrophes are used to show possession.
Only use apostrophes in contractions, and to show possession
Yes, they can serve to indicate a missing letter in certain words such as "don't" (do not) or "I'll" (I will) These words are called contractions. Apostrophes can also be used to show possession when used at the end of a word with an s: as in Amy's answer. Hope that helps!