| Learning objectives |
 In
this lesson you will learn the definition of
an apostrophe and study the usage of apostrophes |
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| Definition of
an apostrophe |
- An apostrophe looks like this:
' or
’
- An apostrophe is used to:
- indicate omitted letters such as abbreviations and
contractions
- indicate possession
- form the
plural noun for abbreviations and symbols where adding
just s instead of ’s would be confusing
- Note:
personal possessive pronouns (his, hers, yours, theirs,
its, etc.) do not take an apostrophe
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| Usage of apostrophes |
- Apostrophes used to indicate omitted letters
- abbreviations
- government = gov't
- contractions
- cannot = can't
- it is = it's
- Apostrophes used to indicate possession
- Oliver's army
- James's crown
- Apostrophes used to form the
plural noun for abbreviations and symbols where adding
just s instead of ’s would be confusing
- mind your p's and q's
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