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Apostrophe
Punctuation or diacritical mark (')

The apostrophe is a punctuation mark, and sometimes a diacritical mark, in languages that use the Latin alphabet and some other ... More

The apostrophe is a punctuation mark, and sometimes a diacritical mark, in languages that use the Latin alphabet and some other alphabets. In English, the apostrophe is used for two basic purposes:The marking of the omission of one or more letters, e.g. the contraction of "do not" to "don't". The marking of possessive case of nouns. Wikipedia

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Apostrophe - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe
The apostrophe (' or ’) is a punctuation mark, and sometimes a diacritical mark, in languages that use the Latin alphabet and some other alphabets. In English, the apostrophe is used for two basic purposes: The marking of the omission of one or more letters, e.g. the contraction of "do not" to "don't".; The marking of possessive case of nouns (as in "the eagle's feathers", "in one month's ...
APOSTROPHE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/apostrophe
British English: apostrophe / əˈpɒstrəfɪ / NOUN. An apostrophe is the mark ( ') that shows that one or more letters have been removed from a word, as in `isn't'. It is also added to nouns to show possession, as in `the girl's book'. American English: apostrophe / əˈpɒstrəfi /. Arabic: عَلامَة تُدِلُّ عَلَى حَذْف ...
Apostrophe - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The apostrophe is a punctuation mark used in writing. It is a diacritic (a mark used with letters). In English, it has two jobs: [1] To show where one or more letters have been left out, as in the abbreviation ( contraction) of do not to don't. To show the possessive case, as in the cat’s whiskers.
Punctuation - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuation
Punctuation is the name for marks used for writing text.They are used to separate ideas in sentences. Punctuation makes text easier to read and understand. These are the most common punctuation marks used in English: . is a period or full stop, is a comma? is a question mark! is an exclamation mark ' is an apostrophe or single quote mark " is a quotation mark
How to check your apostrophes are correct - BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zr6bxyc/articles/zd7w7p3
Common mistakes. One of the most common mistakes that people make when it comes to apostrophes is using them in plurals ending in an ‘s’. For example, we are open Monday’s to Friday’s. In ...
Right single quotation mark - Wikipedia
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Right single quotation mark. The Unicode character ’ (U+2019 RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK) is used both for a typographic apostrophe and a single right (closing) quotation mark. [1] This is due to the many fonts and character sets (such as CP1252) that unified the characters into a single code point, and the difficulty of software ...
The Apostrophe | Touro University
https://www.touro.edu/departments/writing-center/tutorials/the-apostrophe
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.
How to use possessive apostrophes - BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zx9ydxs
Let's take a look at some examples. The cat's tail was fluffy. Cat is a singular noun so you need to add an apostrophe and "s" to show that the tail belongs to the cat. Charles' cat was naughty ...

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