The apostrophe in a contraction holds the place of a letter or group of letters.
Example:
Don't = Do not (the apostrophe holds the place of the 'o')
They've = They have (the apostrophe holds the place of the 'ha')
An apostrophe in a contraction replaces certain letters.
I do not go to school.
I don't go to school.
The apostrophe in a contraction holds the place of one or more letters omitted from the conjoining of two words.
There is no contraction for the word apostrophe. It's is a contraction of it is or it has.
You don't write it as an apostrophe; you write it as a contraction. "It's" is a contraction of it is and it has.
No, your doesn't have an apostrophe. You're, however, does have an apostrophe because it's a contraction for you and are.
An apostrophe (') is used at the point where letters are removed from a contraction. For example the word "can't" - the apostrophe is placed in the word to take the place of the second n and the o from the word "not," since "can't" is contraction of "cannot."
The apostrophe in a contraction holds the place of one or more letters omitted from the conjoining of two words.
There is no contraction for the word apostrophe. It's is a contraction of it is or it has.
You don't write it as an apostrophe; you write it as a contraction. "It's" is a contraction of it is and it has.
An apostrophe "stands in" for missing letters in a contraction. o'clock is a contraction of "of the clock" and the apostrophe indicates the missing letters.
There aren't any spaces after the apostrophe in a contraction (did you see what I did?)
No, your doesn't have an apostrophe. You're, however, does have an apostrophe because it's a contraction for you and are.
An apostrophe (') is used at the point where letters are removed from a contraction. For example the word "can't" - the apostrophe is placed in the word to take the place of the second n and the o from the word "not," since "can't" is contraction of "cannot."
Yes, won't has an apostrophe. It is a contraction for will not.
There's is a contraction of "there is" and requires an apostrophe.
It's is the contraction for it has. It's is also the contraction for it is.
The apostrophe represents the missing letter or letters.
An apostrophe is used in contraction. Example: you will: you'll