Apostrophe Rules | How to Use Apostrophes | English Writing Essentials

Learn all about the apostrophe rules when writing in English! I'll teach you how to use apostrophes in contractions, apostrophes in possessive nouns, compound nouns, joint ownership, and more! This is targeted towards ESL learners but even native English speakers can benefit. We'll include a practice section and I'll share the answers afterward. Let's get learning together!
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​@Sparkle English plz tell is the following sentence correct...HERS BIKE IS BLUE.where hers is showing possession if wrong then y..plz reply

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​@Sparkle English what is the possession noun is non living then??

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​@Sparkle English do we use apostrophe for non living thing..

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Hello Ms. Sparkle English, I have a question on apostrophes : which is the correct way to go, in the '80s or in the 80's?
Regards

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Apostrophes used in contractions indicate the location of the missing part(s). Since 19, for example, is missing from 1980s, the apostrophe goes where the missing 19 would have been located. Thus, '80s is your answer.

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Hello, I suggest making a video on hyphemation, adjectives and the like
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[@claudiopeli2774]

Even though you don’t add an extra S after the apostrophe, you would still pronounce Thomas’ /tomasiz/ ( Ex: St.Thomas’ Hospital in London). Phonetically speaking, the S is optional or omitted more often than not, with surnames ending in S like Roberts, Williams, Connors, or Adams.

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just use aposteophe in the end I.E, ADAMS' OR CONNORS'

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Thank you so much for the video. It is so educative. anyway, could you please assist with the following usage of apostrophe as to which one is correct: 1. SCHOOL'S BUS OR SCHOOL BUS? 2. SOMEONE DAUGHTER'S FINGER OR SOMEONE'S DAUGHTER'S FINGER?

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Which one is the correct structure:
The legs of the chair are broken. Or
The chair's legs are broken.

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Can I use apostrophes with objects and common nouns? Is it correct to write " The car's wheel is broken" or " The car wheel is broken"?
Thank you.

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Shouldn’t we have a comma before ‘because’ given that the sentence after is complete? This is in the practice section. Thanks.

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Hey! How can we express ownership when an object belongs to another one? Like: The roof of the house, the house's roof? The door of my bedroom, the bedroom's door?

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Hello! In this example, we are referring to the cooking skills (skills = plural).
My mother-in-law IS incredible.
My mother-in-law's cooking skills ARE incredible.

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Ma'am can we use apostrophe for non living things if show possession. Because I have read somewhere that u cant ?

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Is it correct to say:
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a very helpful video thank you. But I have a question please, what if in the fourth case "apostrophes with joint ownership" I want to replace one of the names with "me" I mean myself, or with a pronoun? shall I say my and dad's shop ( is that correct )? and her and Steve's wedding (was that correct?)

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