APOSTROPHE


Meaning of APOSTROPHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əpɒstrəfi ]

( apostrophes)

An apostrophe is the mark ’ when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in ‘isn’t’ and ‘we’ll’. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in ‘Mike’s car’.

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