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The Apostrophe

The Apostrophe. Apostrophe for missing letters Eg . Do not > Don’t The ‘o’ is missing from not . Apostrophe for possession Apostrophes are used to show when something belongs to someone or something. ‘s is added to the end of the name of the person it belongs to.

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The Apostrophe

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  1. The Apostrophe • Apostrophe for missing letters • Eg. Do not > Don’t • The ‘o’ is missing from not. • Apostrophe for possession • Apostrophes are used to show when something belongs to someone or something. • ‘s is added to the end of the name of the person it belongs to. • E.g. If a bag belongs to Joe then we say it is Joe’s bag. • If the word already ends in ‘s’ then we add the apostrophe after the ‘s’. • Eg. the coats belong to the boys > the boys’ coats. • NOTE – DON’T USE APOSTROPHES FOR PLURALS • His shoes NOT His shoe’s • Note also its, which shows that something owns something (like our, his, etc.) does not take an apostrophe: the dog ate its bone and we ate our dinner.

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