Apostrophe (‘)
The apostrophe in English serves three purposes:
·
Use an apostrophe in contracted forms
The apostrophe shows that letters have been left
out. For example:
-
Cannot > can't
-
They have > they've
-
I would (or I had) > I'd
-
It is (or it has) > it's
-
Who is > who's
·
The marking
of possessive
case
Use
an apostrophe in possessive forms:
-
The ball of the boy > the boy's ball
-
Tara's sister
-
My friend's mother
-
New York's nightmare scenario
-
The moon's phases
· In a plural of letters and numbers
You can use an apostrophe to show the plural of letters and numbers:
-
You should dot your i's and cross your t's.
-
Do you like music from the 1950's?
·
Apostrophe is also used
in English single letter
The marking by some as plural of written items that are not words established in English single
letter as in P's
and Q's.
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Sources:
Cooper, T., Fallas, J.,
& Flaherty, F. (2011). English
Style Guide: Seventh edition. European
Commission.
Englishclub.com. (2013). Punctuation.
Retrieved from http://www.englishclub.com/writing/punctuation.htm.
Phythian, B. A. (2012). Correct
English: Pedoman Belajar Bahasa Inggris. Jakarta : PT. Indeks.
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