The apostrophe can be used to show who things belong to. If an item belongs to something, the apostrophe shows us who, by sitting at the end of the noun. If that noun doesn't end in s, the apostrophe ...
To possess means to own. My dad possesses a car! The girls possess that room! A noun that owns something is a possessive noun. For e.g : dad’s car; girls’ room; men’s wear. To form the possessive, we ...
One of the great questions of American life comes up whenever we have a day in celebration of mothers, fathers, presidents, or veterans: Where do you stick the apostrophe? Should there even be an ...
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Do Apostrophes Depart for the Holidays?

This month, we observe Veterans Day ... or should that be "Veterans' Day" or even "Veteran's Day"? In 1954, the holiday called "Armistice Day," commemorating the signing of the Armistice for World War ...
The apostrophe can be used to show who things belong to. If an item belongs to something, the apostrophe shows us who, by sitting at the end of the noun. If that noun doesn't end in s, the apostrophe ...