Apostrophes – how to use them

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Definition



The apostrophe is a raised comma —
like this ( ‘ ).
It is used to show possession and to punctuate contractions.



Examples

Possession- My mother’s house – The girl’s bicycle

The house belongs to my mother – The bicycle belongs to the girl

Contractions- There’s nobody here – Where’s Freddy?
There is nobody here – Where is Freddy?

Many people have problems with the apostrophe. [You're not alone.]

Use

We can write The tail of the dog or The dog’s tail. This is possession – when
something belongs to someone or something.

We can also write It is a lovely day or It’s a lovely day. This is contraction – when two words are merged. The apostrophe is used to denote the missing letter

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Possession

When the possessor is single we indicate possession by using an apostrophe followed by the letter s:

The man’s coat





my sister’s hat

When the possessors are plural, the apostrophe is placed after the final s:

The girls’ bicycles





my cousins’ parents

When names end with the letter ‘s’, either use is acceptable:

James’ wife or





James’s wife


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Contractions

In formal writing we would write She has always loved him, but when speaking we would probably say She’s always loved him. The apostrophe is used to indicate the missing letters (or sounds).

• I’m (I am) He’s (He is) You’re (You are)

Notice the difference between it’s (it is) and its (belonging to it).

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He’s (He is)
he's = he has << اخبرها هي هاز

[محمد الخيبري]

thanks for this great lecture

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شرح جميل ومبسط
بارك الله فيك استمعت وحقا استفدت
لكن سؤال
He’s (He is)
he's = he has << اخبرها هي هاز

i think you can realize if it's He is or He has by the tense used in the sentence
nice to see your reply

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i think you can realize if it's He is or He has by the tense used in the sentence
nice to see your reply

ٌReally ?
This is a new information to me

what about possessive
he's house
or his house

his =for him =right ?
he's house =his house Too or what

Can You Give me more examples please I have a problem between them

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ٌReally ?
This is a new information to me

what about possessive
he's house
or his house

his =for him =right ?
he's house =his house Too or what

Can You Give me more examples please I have a problem between them

you mean He has a house
becomes

He's a house

Yes that's right

here some e.g,

1. He's just eaten. (He has just eatn)

2. An average of one baby's kidnapped every day. (An average of one baby is kidnapped every day)

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thanks sister for your nice thread

in a simple way

if after the s, you see a verb in the past, that means surely, has..if there is a noun, sure the s means is

thanks so much dear sister for your valuable topics

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we must learn how to live together like brothers or die together like fools

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Many Thanks
To You Guys
My english is getting worse