By: Lauren, Nevada, Brady, Erin, Jeff The Apostrophe By: Lauren, Nevada, Brady, Erin, Jeff

Showing Omission Of Letters

Here are some examples: Apostrophes are used in contractions. A contraction is a word (or set of numbers) in which one or more letters (or numbers) have been omitted. The apostrophe shows this omission. Contractions are common in speaking and in informal writing. To use an apostrophe to create a contraction, place an apostrophe where the omitted letter(s) would go. Here are some examples:

They’re This is the same concept for “we’re” The apostrophe is used when a letter is dropped, in this case, instead of “they are” we just write “they’re” This is the same concept for “we’re”

Examples!! He’ll We’ll Don’t Shouldn’t Couldn’t Wouldn’t Didn’t When writing, instead of saying He will, or We will, sometimes people are lazy and drop the extra letters, in this case the “wi” will be dropped and replaced with an apostrophe! This changes the words to “he’ll” and “we’ll” Don’t Shouldn’t Couldn’t Wouldn’t Didn’t In this case, the omission of the “o” in “not” is taking place. The apostrophe is put in place of the missing “o” to join and shorten the word, turning two separate words into one!

Could’ve Would’ve Should’ve Continued… Could’ve <-Can only replace “could have” NOT “could of” Would’ve Should’ve In this case, the “have” in could have, would have, and should have, is replaced with ‘ve to take the “ha” out, and shorten the word!!

I’m Who’s He’s & She’s More, more, more… Instead of “I am” Instead of “Who is” He’s & She’s Instead of “he is” and “she is”

Anyways… there are many more, but you get the point ;) If not, you probably shouldn’t be here!

When to add a -‘s If the noun does Not already end in –s. Example That is Shannon’s hat

When the noun is singular ending in –s or an –s sound. Example Lucius’s uncle is from England. An exception: Some writers will omit the extra –s due to the pronunciation. If you are going to omit the –s, however be consistent throughout your work.

Both doctors’ entered the building When to only add an apostrophe. When you have a plural noun that ends in –s. Example Both doctors’ entered the building simultaneously.

When showing joint possession, use -s (or –s’) with the last noun to show individual possession, make all nouns possessive. Example Sandy’s and Peter’s views about the movie were complete opposites. The reason for this is because both have different reasons for liking or disliking the movie.

That’s Samantha and Jim’s new (continued) That’s Samantha and Jim’s new house. Samantha and Jim jointly own the house.

Compound Nouns and the apostrophe. My mother-in-law’s dog won first prize

Use of apostrophe in place of the letter G An apostrophe can be used in place of letters at the end of words to seemingly shorten the word. These examples are often used in today’s language, most of the time without even bein’ noticed.

Often, the G is dropped with words that have “ing” at the end of it. When a letter is dropped at the end of a word, an apostrophe goes in its place. Often, the G is dropped with words that have “ing” at the end of it.

For example: Nothin’ But a Good Time “I’m just goin’ drinkin’ with some friends, havin’ some food,listenin’ to music and enjoyin’ each other’s company.”

Apostrophes make an appearance when a dialect is being expressed An apostrophe is used where a letter was mispronounced or completely missed by a character or person

Misconceptions of the apostrophes Apostrophes never show pluralism. The plural of CD is CDs. The plural of radio is radios. The plural of story is stories. The plural of cat is cats. There is one exception to the rule of possession, and that's the it's/its rule, which confuses everyone. A hint is to always ask yourself: is it it is or it owns? If the answer is "it is" then you get an apostrophe, it's. But when it owns something, then the apostrophe is left out.

Misconceptions of the apostrophes Pluralizing acronyms does not require an apostrophe. The acronym already implies the missing letters, so all you need to do is tack an "s" on the end. If you find that too confusing, spell out the acronym (i.e. televisions, not teevees). The abbreviation for the years between 1980 and 1989 is '80s. The apostrophe is there to show the missing "19", not to show pluralism. This is easy to remember because apostrophes never show pluralism!! Company becomes companies. One potato, many potatoes. This shows that an apostrophe never shows pluralism.

Work s cited http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html http://www.notdeadyetstudios.com/blog/2008/02/apostrophes-are-our-friends.html