{"id":13470,"date":"2023-01-17T21:32:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T04:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An apostrophe is a punctuation mark (') used to indicate the possession or the omission of letters or numbers. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>For example,<\/strong> in the word \"John's book,\" the apos"},"modified":"2023-01-17T21:32:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T04:32:07","slug":"what-is-apostrophe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/what-is-apostrophe\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Apostrophe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-2986882313\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>An apostrophe is a punctuation mark (&#8216;) used to indicate the possession or the omission of letters or numbers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For example,<\/strong> in the word &#8220;John&#8217;s book,&#8221; the apostrophe indicates that the book belongs to John. In the word &#8220;can&#8217;t,&#8221; the apostrophe indicates that the letters &#8220;o&#8221; and &#8220;u&#8221; have been omitted from the word &#8220;cannot.&#8221; Additionally, it could be used to indicate a plural of a single letter or number like &#8220;mind your p&#8217;s and q&#8217;s&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Definition of Apostrophe<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms, the apostrophe is defined as \u201ca rhetorical figure in which the speaker addresses a dead or absent person, or an abstraction or inanimate object\u201d.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Examples of Apostrophe<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are a few examples of how apostrophes are used:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Possession: <\/strong>&#8220;The dog&#8217;s tail wagged happily.&#8221; (indicating that the tail belongs to the dog)<\/li><li><strong>Contraction:<\/strong> &#8220;I&#8217;m going to the store.&#8221; (short for &#8220;I am&#8221;)<\/li><li><strong>Omission:<\/strong> &#8220;The class of &#8217;95&#8221; (indicating that &#8220;1995&#8221; is omitted)<\/li><li><strong>Plural of single letter:<\/strong> &#8220;Mind your p&#8217;s and q&#8217;s.&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Plural of numbers and letters: <\/strong>&#8220;He got all A&#8217;s in his exams&#8221;<br><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These are just a few examples, but apostrophes can be used in a variety of ways to indicate possession, contractions, or omitted letters or numbers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are 20 examples of apostrophes being used:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The cat&#8217;s meow. (indicating that the meow belongs to the cat)<\/li><li>It&#8217;s a beautiful day. (short for &#8220;it is&#8221;)<\/li><li>The &#8217;80s music. (indicating that &#8220;1980s&#8221; is omitted)<\/li><li>I can&#8217;t wait to see you. (short for &#8220;I cannot wait&#8221;)<\/li><li>The teacher&#8217;s pet. (indicating that the pet belongs to the teacher)<\/li><li>The boy&#8217;s toys. (indicating that the toys belong to the boy)<\/li><li>I&#8217;ve been waiting for you. (short for &#8220;I have been waiting&#8221;)<\/li><li>The dog&#8217;s bark. (indicating that the bark belongs to the dog)<\/li><li>It&#8217;s been a long day. (short for &#8220;it has been a long day&#8221;)<\/li><li>The &#8217;90s nostalgia. (indicating that &#8220;1990s&#8221; is omitted)<\/li><li>He&#8217;s coming to the party. (short for &#8220;he is coming&#8221;)<\/li><li>The girl&#8217;s dress. (indicating that the dress belongs to the girl)<\/li><li>You&#8217;re my best friend. (short for &#8220;you are my best friend&#8221;)<\/li><li>The baby&#8217;s cries. (indicating that the cries belong to the baby)<\/li><li>They&#8217;re going to the movies. (short for &#8220;they are going&#8221;)<\/li><li>The car&#8217;s engine. (indicating that the engine belongs to the car)<\/li><li>I&#8217;d like to go out tonight. (short for &#8220;I would like to go out tonight&#8221;)<\/li><li>The &#8217;60s fashion. (indicating that &#8220;1960s&#8221; is omitted)<\/li><li>He&#8217;s got a new job. (short for &#8220;he has got a new job&#8221;)<\/li><li>The dog&#8217;s leash. (indicating that the leash belongs to the dog)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that some of the examples use apostrophes to indicate possession and others use apostrophes to indicate contractions.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/d3c1yyje0uguxm.cloudfront.net\/2023\/01\/What-is-Apostrophe-www.wordscoach.com_-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"What is Apostrophe? - www.wordscoach.com\" class=\"wp-image-13475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Apostrophe-www.wordscoach.com_-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Apostrophe-www.wordscoach.com_-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Apostrophe-www.wordscoach.com_-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Apostrophe-www.wordscoach.com_-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Apostrophe-www.wordscoach.com_-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Apostrophe-www.wordscoach.com_.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An apostrophe is a punctuation mark (&#8216;) used to indicate the possession or the omission of letters or numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Definition of Apostrophe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10106,9341,26,25],"tags":[10171,10107,28],"class_list":["post-13470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-figures-of-speech","category-9341","category-english","category-english-grammar","tag-apostrophe","tag-figures-of-speech","tag-grammar"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/What-is-Apostrophe-www.wordscoach.com_.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}