The Apostrophe
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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.
The Apostrophe
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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.