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Apostrophes

Apostrophes have two uses:

  1. in a to show when a letter has been missed out
  2. to show one thing belongs to another, that is ownership or possession

Examples of contractions

  • he is - becomes - he's
  • it is - becomes - it's
  • they have - becomes - they've
  • we would - becomes - we'd
  • do not - becomes - don't
  • you are - becomes - you're
  • they are - becomes - they're

Examples of ownership

  • my friend's house
  • Dilip's car
  • Sharon's boyfriend