Apostrophes

Apostrophes:

Use #1: Possessive: Anything belonging to something else.

Example

"The lion's watch is ten minutes slow."

(The apostrophe before the S shows the subject, watch, is owned by the lion)

Exceptions

A- No apostrophes for pronouns like "His" or "Their". (Example: "The boy chucked all his corn.")

B-"Its" is the only word we do not add an apostrophe for a possessive because that would make it a contraction.

(Example: The dragon took its dog for a walk.)

Use#2: Contractions. The combination of two words into a single word, by using an apostrophe.

Example

"The frog fell off the boat, but it's okay." = "The frog fell off the boat, but it is okay."

Other Contractions:

Can't= Can Not

Hadn't= Had Not

Won't= Will Not

Hint: If you cannot tell whether to use an apostrophe for possessive or contraction, try breaking the word into two parts to see if the sentence still makes sense.

(Example: "The serpent ate all of its pie." into "The serpent ate all of it is pie." Doesn't work, so it's possessive and doesn't need an apostrophe.)