The apostrophe (‘) is one of the most commonly used punctuation marks. Below are the common uses of apostrophe:
1.To show omission of letters in a contraction
Examples:
you’re (you are)
they’re (they are)
he is (he’s)
isn’t (is not)
can’t (cannot)
who’s (who is)
2.To show possessive form of nouns
An Apostrophe is used with –s for possessives of a singular noun
Examples:
My son’s first birthday
Mother’s love
Today’s show
For plural noun an Apostrophe is used without –s for possessives
Examples:
Grade 5 students’ exam is going on.
If the plural noun does not end in –s, an Apostrophe is used with –s
Example:
Women’s
Men’s
Children’s
An Apostrophe is not used with possessive nouns: its, hers, his, yours, ours, and theirs.
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