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apostrophe

/əˈpɑstrəˌfi/ /əˈpɒstrəfi/
noun
GeneralGrammar
  1. 1 kesme işareti, apostrof countable

Definition (English)

A punctuation mark (') used to show possession or to mark the place where a letter is missing in a contraction.

Example Sentences

  1. In "John's car", the apostrophe shows that the car belongs to John.
    "John's car" ifadesindeki kesme işareti arabanın John'a ait olduğunu gösterir.
  2. You use an apostrophe in "don't" to mark the missing "o".
    "Don't" yazımında eksik "o" harfini göstermek için kesme işareti kullanırsınız.

Collocations

use an apostropheapostrophe placementapostrophe errorapostrophe for possessionapostrophe in contractions