Apostrophes by https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p en-us 2016-10-19 16:22:13 UTC 2024-10-15 01:01:55 UTC hello@padlet.com tekstrom21 https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/131843030 2016-10-19 16:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/131843030 Definition  tekstrom21 https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/131843271 ‌A punctuation mark used to indicate possession or the omission of letters or numbers (dictionary.com). ]]> 2016-10-19 16:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/131843271 tekstrom21 https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/131849856 2016-10-19 16:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/131849856 tekstrom21 https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132183149 ‌Apostrophes show if a word is possessive to an individual thing or person or multiple.]]> 2016-10-20 18:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132183149 tekstrom21 https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132183705 Apostrophes are also used for contractions such as "don't" (do not).

‌The apostrophe replaces a letter in a word for a shorter and less formal sounding way of saying two words.]]> 2016-10-20 18:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132183705 tekstrom21 https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132185229 2016-10-20 18:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132185229 tekstrom21 https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132187599 2016-10-20 18:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132187599 With Numbers tekstrom21 https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132188202 ‌Apostrophes will either come before the number or after, depending on if it is possessive or not.

‌It can also replace the first two numbers if you're talking about years.]]> 2016-10-20 18:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132188202 ‌Don't use apostrophes with plural words. tekstrom21 https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132189254 2016-10-20 18:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132189254 With Letters tekstrom21 https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132190019 If you are saying that there are multiple letters, you would say, for example:
"there are two t's in kitten."]]> 2016-10-20 18:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/132190019 Why Should We Care About Apostrophes? tekstrom21 https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/133064388 We should care about apostrophes because they help us tell what a thing belongs to.]]> 2016-10-25 16:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tekstrom21/pnhow3iker6p/wish/133064388