How to Use an Apostrophe Flashcards
Use with Singular Nouns
With Names
I rode John’s bicycle yesterday.
Jennifer’s house has a beautiful garden.
With Nouns Referring to People
The student’s book was on the table.
You can find the employer’s address on the website.
With Objects
The car’s color is green.
Our school’s building is in central Portland.
Use with Regular Plural Nouns
With regular plural nouns, place the apostrophe directly after the “s” of the plural. No further “s” is required.
With Nouns Referring to People
The students’ test results were impressive.
All of our employees’ family members receive health care benefits.
With Objects
Those books’ authors are from Germany.
The smart phones’ service provider charges a lot of money for data usage.
Use with Irregular Plural Nouns
The women’s soccer team has done very well this year.
I’ll take them up to the children’s bedroom.
Use with Time, Distance and Other Values
She’s driven four hundred miles’ distance to find the answer.
We’ve put six months’ work into the project.
Last week’s salary was paid on Friday.
Use with Abbreviations
She spoke with the Ph.D.’s assistant.
Three Brother Inc.’s latest product is amazing!
Use with Compound Nouns
My sister-in-law’s job is very stressful.
Our human resource manager’s reply should arrive next week.
Use to Express Plural Letters and Numbers
Make sure to dot the i’s and cross the t’s on that document.
There are three 5’s in the area code.
Use with Possession by Multiple People
Mary and Tom’s house is down the street.
Smith, Peter, and Thompson’s products are superb.
Use with Indefinite Pronouns
Who will win is anybody’s guess.
Everyone’s experience is important.
Apostrophe for Contraction of Verb Forms
He’s a teacher at our school.
They aren’t going to attend the show.
Apostrophe to Omit a Letter from a Word or Number
I’m part of the class of ‘79.
