Grammar Entry 49 / 1011 60-second read

Apostrophe Misuse

Apostrophes indicate possession or contractions, not plurals.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The dog's are barking. I love it's features.

✓ Correct

The dogs are barking. I love its features.

The ruleii

APOSTROPHE = possession (John's car) or contraction (it's = it is).

People add apostrophes when adding an 's', even for plurals.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Apostrophes don't make plurals. They show who owns something.

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