Today’s question: When do you use apostrophe S and S apostrophe?
Jennifer asks: I was taught, growing up, that you only use apostrophe-S when it is a contraction as in “John’s going home” as in “John is going home” and S-apostrophe for possession.
Was I taught incorrectly?????
How do you distinguish between possession and contraction in the following sentence: ” The man’s nuts.”
Does it mean “The man is nuts.” ?
Or is it reference to his testicles? How can you tell?????
Help!