Apostrophes

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• What is plural possessive?
• What is the possessive plural of "grass"?
• What is the correct possessive spelling of "lady"? is it "Lady's", "Ladys'", "Ladies'"?
• How would you make "fish" plural possessive?
• How should I use possessive case with a compound subject?
• What are the plural and possessive versions of words ending S? My name is Waters –how would I write the plural and possessive of my name?
• What is correct to demonstrate possessive: Chris' or Chris's?
• Are any apostrophes needed in the following sentence? If so where?: Their houses doors all had to be the same color.
• Is the following sentence missing an apostrophe? If so, where?: She was told to circle all the 5s in Toms history book.
• Is the following sentence missing an apostrophe? If so, where?: My friends bicycle is in Matts garage.
• Is the following sentence missing an apostrophe? If so, where?: The gazelles biggest threat is from a lions hunger.
• Is the following sentence missing an apostrophe? If so, where?: Earths moon also revolves around the sun.
• Is the following sentence missing an apostrophe? If so, where?: The debris from the asteroids impact with the satellite is being tracked by NASA.
• Is the following sentence missing any apostrophes? If so, where?: The plays success can only be attributed to its lead actress excellent performance.
• Is the following sentence missing any apostrophes? If so, where?: The stores policies on refunds is very accommodating.
• Is the following sentence missing any apostrophes? If so, where?: The mayors aide forgot the constituents names.
• Is the following sentence missing any apostrophes? If so, where?: The CEOs job is to make decisions for the company.
• Is the following sentence missing any apostrophes? If so, where?: The volcanos ashes spread so far that peoples windows were covered with it as far away as London.
• Is the following sentence missing any apostrophes? If so, where?: The kings castle was big enough to house the emissarys entourage.
• Is the following sentence missing any apostrophes? If so, where?: The shirts stripes are orange.
• Is the following sentence missing any apostrophes? If so, where?: The walls are green per Susans request.
• How would you make the word "geese" possessive? It's geese's, right? Or is it geese'? Geese's'?
• What are the correct singular and plural possessive forms for each word?
• What is the correct way to write possessive apostrophes on names ending in "s"? For example, Nicholas' mother or Nicholas's mother, which is correct?
• What is a contraction?
• Why does the apostrophe go on the end of the following: Mothers' Union? Personally I would have placed it before the "s." For example: Mother's Union.
• What is the simple rule of thumb to help children remember where apostrophes go?
• In the sentence: "We not only help our patients, but their families as well," do both patients and families need apostrophes?
• I'm trying to make it so that when a person adds a survey name, they can have apostrophes in it. For example Eva's Survey, but when it is added in the database it gives me an SQL error. Why?
• Is an apostrophe the abbreviation for a foot or an inch?
• How do you use an apostrophe to show possession?
• I was always told that apostrophes are used to show ownership. So why is it not correct in this sentence: "The dog did not like it's bath."?
• What is the rule for the correct use of apostrophes when writing about years? For example, is it the 1970s or the 1970's?
• With the word business, is there an apostrophe in any case(s) of possession?
• What is the significance of an apostrophe?
• What are commas, parentheses, semicolons, apostrophes, and hyphens?
• What does an apostrophe in a name mean? Examples: D'Artagnan - The Three Musketeers and F'lar - Dragonflight?
• Can you have two apostrophes on one word? For example, is it OK to write y'all's?
• Why and how was the apostrophe invented?
• How do you use apostrophes to show joint ownership? For example, John's and Joan's house, or John and Joan's house?
• How do you show possession of a viewpoint that is held by the public using an apostrophe?
• How can I make an apostrophe using the keyboard on the computer? What key do I press?
• What does it mean when an apostrophe is used to demonstrate dialogue instead of quotation marks in novel or story?
• In matlab mfile, as we know, anything written between the apostrophes would be printed. But what if I want to print the symbol of apostrophe?
• What is it called when you use an apostrophe to shorten a word? e.g They march o'er scenic hills?
• "Herewith, I have attached articles’ for your review." Is an apostrophe necessary?
• When do i put the apostrophe, after and before the S? I know if it's owned by someone, you put it before the s, but why do you put it after, like s'?
• When alphabetizing long lists of names for publication, do you consider space, apostrophes and hyphens in people's names, or disregard them?
• What does an apostrophe symbol after a number mean? Like in the term: 75° 20'39?
• What is the correct way to use apostrophes with grades? For example, "My report card has all As." Do I need an apostrophe before the "s"?
• How do you show that a girl named Suz has lots of flowers using the possessive "s"? Is it "Suz' flowers." or "Suz's flowers."?
• When writing surnames is it correct to use an apostrophe? IE: Smiths or Smith's?Which is correct?
• Why do street names not have apostrophes?
• Clad or Clothed? which one to use?
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• What are the reasons to use an apostrophe?
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