2007 Tfe Apostrophe Rules[2]

Rule 1 If you join words, the apostrophe replaces the missing letters.

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It's crap = It is crap You're dead = You are dead I've spewed = I have spewed

Rule 2 You only use IT’S when it takes the place of IT IS or IT HAS.

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It's crap = It is crap It's a bastard = It is a bastard It's exploded = It has exploded

Rule 3 No plural needs an apostrophe.

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Rule 4 The apostrophe shows that someone or something possesses the object being referred to.

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Fred’s shout = The shout belongs to Fred Beryl’s budgie = The budgie belongs to Beryl The cat’s fleas = The cat has the fleas

The cat’s lost its collar = the cat has lost its [!] collar [!] IT never has a possessive apostrophe. Refer Rule 2.

Weirdo A: Words ending in S.

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Ross’ ute = Ross’s ute

Jesus’ resurrection = Jesus’s resurrection Both are correct; the first is shorter.

Weirdo B: When plurals possess things.

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