{"id":157,"date":"2015-05-15T13:20:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T11:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2015-05-15T13:20:50","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T11:20:50","slug":"apostrophes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/pagina-exemple\/punctuation\/apostrophes\/","title":{"rendered":"Apostrophes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In general, we use apostrophes to indicate possession or contracted forms.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"tipsSquare compact\">\n<li><strong>Apostrophes for possessive forms of nouns<\/strong>\n<p>The possessive form of a singular noun is marked by an apostrophe followed by <em>s<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaula\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">the manager<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019s<\/span> report<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">the lecturer<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019s<\/span> hypothesis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>This rule applies in most cases even with a name ending in &#8211;<em>s<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaula\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">the PAS<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019s<\/span> response<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Erasmus<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019s<\/span> success<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>If a plural noun already ends in &#8211;<em>s<\/em>, the apostrophe is used alone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaula\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">the students<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019<\/span> work (several students)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">the teachers<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019<\/span> room (all the teachers)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Note that the apostrophe is also used in expressions of time periods.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaula\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">eight weeks<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019<\/span> time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">two weeks<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019<\/span> leave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Degree titles should be written with an apostrophe followed by <em>s<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaula\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">bachelor<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019s<\/span> degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">master<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019s<\/span> degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>But note the exception: <em>doctoral degree<\/em>, not <em>doctor<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019s<\/span> degree<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Do not use apostrophes to indicate a decade, a plural acronym or the plurals of figures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tipsCentrat\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaula\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsIncorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-115\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross\" width=\"15\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">the 1990<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">the 1990<span class=\"exemple\">s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsIncorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-115\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross\" width=\"15\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">URL<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">URL<span class=\"exemple\">s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsIncorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-115\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Cross.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross\" width=\"15\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">747<span class=\"exemple\">\u2019s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tipsEsquerra\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"tipsExempleTaulaExemple tipsCorrecte\" border=\"0\" summary=\"Taula amb exemples\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mida26px\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/files\/2015\/04\/Small_OK.jpg\" alt=\"Small_OK\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">747<span class=\"exemple\">s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apostrophes for contractions<\/strong>\n<p>Use apostrophes for contractions (<em>you\u2019re <\/em>for <em>you are<\/em>, <em>don\u2019t<\/em> for <em>do not<\/em>, <em>it\u2019s<\/em> for <em>it is<\/em> or <em>it has<\/em>) but note that contractions are far less common in formal texts than they are in informal writing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/pagina-exemple\/punctuation\/\">Back to Punctuation<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/pagina-exemple\/\">Back to Content<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In general, we use apostrophes to indicate possession or contracted forms. Apostrophes for possessive forms of nouns The possessive form of a singular noun is marked by an apostrophe followed by s. the manager\u2019s report the lecturer\u2019s hypothesis This rule applies in most cases even with a name ending in &#8211;s. the PAS\u2019s response Erasmus\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"parent":130,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-157","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/157\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/manualdestilinteruniversitari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}