Yes, an apostrophe is used to form a possessive noun. An apostrophe s ('s) or just an apostrophe (') placed at the end of a noun indicates that something in the sentence belongs to that noun.
Examples:
The hat's band was black silk. (singular possessive)
The Harrises' children are twins. (plural possessive)
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you do not need the third s. An apostrophe is placed after the second s to make it class'
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It's not necessarily at the beginning of the word.
The apostrophe is used to represent missing letters and spaces in slang words. An example is "y'all"
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The word "Apostrophe" doesn't have a physical age as it is not a living being. However, the concept of using apostrophes in the English language has been around for centuries, dating back to the 16th century.
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Yes, that is correct because it's is short for it is.
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Neither. Apostrophes are used to make nouns possessive and to form contractions.
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someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present.
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It depends on the situation.
"Your brother's bike:--one brother, and the bike is his.
The brothers' bikes--thee are at least two brothers, and they have bikes.
Britt and Sam are brothers--plural, not possessive.
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No, your doesn't have an apostrophe. You're, however, does have an apostrophe because it's a contraction for you and are.
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The sign for an apostrophe is '. It is used to indicate possession or contraction in written language.
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Did you mean "Does believes have an apostrophe?"
No, it doesn't.
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The apostrophe in "they'd" stands for the missing letters in "they would" or "they had."
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No apostrophe is to be putted in this sentence.
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No, hers is already a possessive pronoun. No apostrophe is needed.
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after the t
(it's)
You put an apostrophe on 'its' if it's a contraction of "it is." Otherwise, 'its' has no apostrophe because that's its nature.
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Mrs Debase. (no apostrophe)
Mrs Debase's handbag. (Possessive apostrophe)
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I am does not need an apostrophe. It is only when you make it into a contraction by dropping the a that you need the apostrophe. It becomes I'm in that situation.
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There is not apostrophe in June.
But, there would be apostrophe in the following example:
June's car was totaled in the accident.
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The apostrophe key can typically be found on the keyboard to the right of the semicolon (;) key, next to the Enter key. To type an apostrophe followed by "s" (apostrophe's), simply press the apostrophe key followed by the letter "s" on your keyboard.
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An apostrophe is used to show that letters were dropped in a contract. This is known as an apostrophe for contractions, where the omitted letters are replaced by the apostrophe.
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won't
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It's not true to say that won't is in an apostrophe. Apostrophe is the little comma that goes into words where one or more letters have been omitted and won't is the contracted form of will not.
^I think they know what an apostrophe is! They were asking what 'will not' was when it was shortened with an apostrophe.
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No, there is no apostrophe in the phrase "21st century."
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No, the word "holidays" does not have an apostrophe.
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There's is a contraction of "there is" and requires an apostrophe.
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it's is a abbreviation of it is so it should have an apostrophe
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Yes, won't has an apostrophe. It is a contraction for will not.
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An apostrophe is not a letter. It falls into the punctuation category.
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The Apostrophe to Vincentine was created in 1923.
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