Apostrophes part 11

• Apostrophes and contractions and Colloquial phrases:

  1. apostrophes create contractions combining two words
  2. Colloquial phrases use apostrophes to remove syllables of words ('burbs) or combine three words together (rock'n'roll)
• Apostrophes and plurals or letters:

  1. Capital letters and abbreviations ending with capital letters are pluralized by adding s alone
  2. Use an apostrophe before an s with uncapitalized letters and where confusion may occur
  3. Numbers expressed in figures are pluralized with adding an s
• Apostrophes forming possessives with nouns

  1. for regular singular nouns, an apostrophe plus an s creates a possessive noun
  2. For regular plural nouns, an apostrophe forms a possessive noun
  3. For plural nouns that don't end with s, add an apostrophe plus an s to form a possessive noun
  4. Place to apostrophe at the end of the singular noun without an additional s if it would make the pronunciation difficult
  5. if a new syllable is formed, add an apostrophe plus an s
• more about apostrophes forming possessives:

  1. to form the singular possessive of a compound noun, add an apostrophe plus an s to the last element of a compound
  2. To form the plural possessive of a compound noun, form the plural. if the plural ends in s, add an apostrophe only. If not, add an apostrophe plus an s
  3. To indicate separate possession, add apostrophes to the name of each individual or group
  4. To indicate joint ownership, add apostrophe to the final name alone
• To form possessives with pronouns:

  1. the possessive forms of personal pronouns don't need an apostrophe
  2. the possessive forms of indefinite pronouns require an apostrophe (anybody's)
• forming possessives preceding verbal nouns: when a noun or pronoun modifies a gerund, the noun or pronoun should be in the possessive
• apostrophes indicating the omission in figures in dates: an apostrophe is used to represent the missing figures
• Apostrophes for the measurement of feet: Apostrophes can be used as a tool to measure feet, but so can dashes. You can't mix dashed and apostrophes in the same sentence for the same purpose