“Apostrophes. Why …”, I hear you ask, “do I need to use one??”
Reason 1 : Omit a letter
When you join two words to make one, and you OMIT a character, you insert an apostrophe.
For example:
“I am” – becomes – “I’m”
“We are ” – becomes – “We’re”
“It is” – becomes – “It’s”
Reason 2 : Ownership
When you want to show possession – this thing belongs to that person or thing – use apostrophes.
For example:
Heather’s rubber ducky.
Means, “The rubber ducky belongs to Heather.”
“The company’s picnic is to be held on Saturday.”
Means, “The picnic belongs to the company.”
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Enjoy,
Teena!
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Hi Cade,
Thnks for sending a question about apostrophes.
My answer is … “Cade’s correct!”
Your friend’s understanding of this just doesn’t make sense, I’m afraid. If your friend reads a magazine, newspaper or other print media she’ll soon see how many times a name is used with an apostrophe as an omission of a letter.
Hope this helps!
Let me know if you have other questions.
Cheers
Teena
ApostropheQueen.com