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Apostrophe

Apostrophe. One of the most misused punctuation mark. Possessive Case of Nouns. This is Mary and a dog. The dog is Mary’s; Mary is not the dog’s. This is the boys’ bedroom. My parents’ house is a lovely old one. Mike and Amanda’s new loft apartment is really neat.

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Apostrophe

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  1. Apostrophe One of the most misused punctuation mark

  2. Possessive Case of Nouns • This is Mary and a dog. The dog is Mary’s; Mary is not the dog’s. • This is the boys’ bedroom. • My parents’ house is a lovely old one. • Mike and Amanda’s new loft apartment is really neat. • Please tell Annie and Mary’s mother that they’ll be late getting home from school.

  3. How not to do it • The maid cleaned the hotel’s room. • The hotel’s room – the hotel room • The office’s lobby – the office lobby • The shoe’s lace – the shoe lace • The car’s door – the car door • The table’s top – the table top • The chair’s leg – the chair leg

  4. Contractions and omissions • I’m = I am • Where’s = where is • Who’s = who is • It’s = it is, or it has • Isn’t = is not • Couldn’t = could not • Who’d = who would

  5. Forming plurals of lowercase or uppercase letters • Mind your p’s and q’s, my dear!. • How am I supposed to write this essay if my keyboard won’t let me type any e’s?!

  6. Possessive case of indefinite pronouns • It’s always good to know one’s enemy. • Is this anyone’s backpack lying here on the ground? • That’s not Helen’s handwriting; it must be someone else’s. • Try putting yourself in another’s shoes.

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