Assertion: apostrophe | /r/CapableOf | indicate possession
Facets:
value: primarily
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Apostrophes Indicate Possession
text: An apostrophe (’) serves two essential functions; it indicates possession or ownership and is used to mark where letters have been omitted to form a contraction.
text: Because we are so used to an apostrophe indicating possession, the contractions it’s, who’s, and they’re are often mistakenly used instead of the real possessive forms its, whose, and their.
text: The apostrophe should be used when indicating possession (Sue's cat) or the omission of letters or numbers (he's gone, 1 Jan. '09).
text: The apostrophe has two main jobs in English: to mark contractions and to indicate possession.
text: In this column you've heard me say, loudly and often, that apostrophes make contractions (you've) and indicate possession (Karin's apostrophe obsession).
text: To indicate possession, an apostrophe needs to be placed before a possessive s in the singular case (a dog’s life) and after a possessive s in the plural (the dogs’ tails).
text: Remember, the apostrophe primarily indicates possession and has nothing to do with plurals.
text: Apostrophe indicates possession.
text: Apostrophes indicate possession or they will indicate words missing.