ACADEMIC ENGLISH

PUNCTUATION:
APOSTROPHES
English Coach
Yazmin Abat Alarcón
HOW DO APOSTROPHES WORK IN ENGLISH?

They take the place of the omitted letter in a contraction

Do not = don’t
We are = We’re
I am = I’m
She is = She’s
Lee is = Lee’s
It is = It’s
Who is = Who’s
He has not = he hasn’t
They have = They’ve
Let us = Let’s

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APOSTROPHES ARE USED FOR POSSESSION

Add ‘s to the end of singular nouns and irregular plural nouns

Susan’s car
The manager’s responsibility
My uncle’s house
The children’s books

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APOSTROPHES ARE USED TO SHOW POSSESSION

Add ‘s to the end of plural nouns

The animals’ cages
The professors’ meeting

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 APOSTROPHES INDICATING POSSESSION

Source: https://www.cfainstitute.org/-/media/documents/support/programs/investment-foundations/2-ethics-and-investment-
professionalism.pdf

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 APOSTROPHES INDICATING POSSESSION

Source: https://www.cfainstitute.org/-/media/documents/support/programs/investment-foundations/2-ethics-and-investment-
professionalism.pdf

Yazmin Abat | Academic English |

THANK YOU!