NICK'S
Knowledge base:
Help:
Class
is IN - Apostrophes
- by
Cam
Help:
Class
is IN - Apostrophes
- by Cam
Let's
educate rather than put down...
Apostrophes are;
Used to shorten words by replacing letters.
eg.
do not - don't
should not - shouldn't
did not - didn't
over - o'er
rocking - rockin'
old - ol'
Used to show
who owns something.
eg
the anger of Campbell - Campbell's anger,
the tail of the dog - the dog's tail
the success belonging to Collingwood - Collingwood's success
the toys of my brother - my brother's toys
The Apostrophe can come after the s if the person or thing ends with s.
eg. Chris'
broom is right, not Chri's broom or Chris's broom
eg. "Four dogs' worth of fleas is right", not "Four dog's
worth of fleas" or "...dogs's...".
Apostrophes do not get put in to show more than one of something
eg
"There were three dogs barking last night" is right, "There
were three dog's barking last night" is wrong.
"Panadol helps a headache" is ok, "Panadol help's a headache" is not.
Apostrophes
can be your friends :)