To show possession for a singular noun, place an apostrophe followed by an "s" at the end of the word, for example: "The dog's bone." For plural nouns ending in "s," just add an apostrophe after the "s," such as: "The dogs' toys." To form contractions, use an apostrophe to replace missing letters, like in the words "can't" (cannot) or "isn't" (is not).
To use an apostrophe to show possession for a singular noun, place the apostrophe before the 's', e.g., "The dog's bone." For plural nouns ending in 's', place the apostrophe after the 's', e.g., "The dogs' bones." Contractions are formed by using an apostrophe to substitute letters, like "can't" for "cannot."
To show possession for a singular noun, place an apostrophe followed by an "s" after the noun. For example, "The dog's bone." To show possession for a plural noun, place an apostrophe after the "s" at the end of the noun. For example, "The dogs' bones." To form contractions, place an apostrophe in place of the letters that have been removed. For example, "do not" becomes "don't."
