In other words, the singular mark as opposed to the double mark that we usually put in quotation mark. Can anyone help me recall what this grammatical term was??? Its been really bugging me n I can't seem to find it anywhere. Any assistance would be much appreciated, thank you!!
2006-06-26 16:49:56 · 4 answers · asked by Lovemylifefriendsfamily 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
apostrophy. dont forget i answered first.
2006-06-26 16:53:18 · answer #1 · answered by tonyatomthor 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The single mark (the apostrophe) can stand for one of a three things - it can stand for feet (not 10 toes; the 12 inches = 1 foot/feet), it can be a shortening of a word, like it's = it is, and lastly it can stand for a possessive version of something: it belonged to Ad = it is Ad's. Good for you for asking. (By the way, people mix up its and it's all the time.) To use it as a quote within a quote is more unusual.
2006-06-26 23:58:10 · answer #2 · answered by Serena 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use the singular marks all the time to put around a word I am somehow emphasizing. It never gets marked wrong on my papers and I'm in grad school.
2006-06-26 23:57:00 · answer #3 · answered by Venus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's an apostrophe technically, even though sometimes its used as a single quotation mark for a quote in a quote.
2006-06-26 23:54:39 · answer #4 · answered by wku_cutie06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋