Trying to help my child with homework and feeling like I need to go back to 3rd grade! Can't seem to remember how to use the ' ................ Dog's , dogs, or dogs'.........what is the difference and where do you use the little ' mark and when??? Please?
2007-01-10 10:17:56 · 10 answers · asked by Josa H 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Dog's means that it belongs to one dog (The dog's bowl)
Dogs means more than one dog (I have 3 dogs)
Dogs' means something belongs to more than one dog
2007-01-10 10:38:15 · answer #1 · answered by KELLI 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1st use- the apostrophe is a shortcut.
A DOG IS is barking - A dog's barking
You would (you'd) like more? I will (I'll) think about it.
This is not (isn't) a charity.
2nd use - show ownership.
This day is devoted to Mothers; it is (it's) Mother's Day.
How to use:
When a shortcut (abbreviation), put it where the letters are missing.
When showing ownership of a single, add an 'S to the end.
When talking about plurals, there is (there's) already an S on the end of the word, so just throw the apostrophe after it. Many dogs in a dogs' kennel.
2007-01-10 10:39:23 · answer #2 · answered by Alan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the apostrophe is for the posessive case. For example, this is Doctor Flange's answer.
If it's singular (you're talking about one person), then you add an apostrophe and s to the end.
If it's plural, the word will already have an s, so you just put a ' on the end.
Example:
I found my shoes in the dog's kennel again. He keeps chewing them. (1 dog)
Is this the dogs' ball? (more than one dog)
2007-01-10 10:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by Yanni Depp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it belongs to the subject - 's The dog's toy.
If it belongs to the subject, which ends in S - s' That is Thomas' toy
If it belongs to a group/plural - s' The dogs' toy
2007-01-10 10:40:09 · answer #4 · answered by Jason T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An apostrophe shows possession.
The dog's bark was loud.
>>This means that bark belonged to the dog or is coming from the dog.
The dogs bark at the door.
>>>This means that many dogs are barking at the door. It doesn't show possession.
The dogs' barks were loud.
>> This shows possession by multiple dogs.
2007-01-10 10:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should place your apostrophe after the S in showing possessions when your noun is plural...example: for dogs, you should use "dogs' bowl" pertaining to more than one dog
Next, you should place your apostrophe before the S in showing possessions when your noun is singular...example: for dog, you should use "dog's bowl" pertaining to a single dog
2007-01-10 11:45:20 · answer #6 · answered by ShEi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've got some good answers there. I am on level 4 and have the power of elimination. I have eliminated an answer that was wrong.
2007-01-10 13:23:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs- More than one
Dog's- it is belonging to the dog
Dogs'- there is a group of dogs and it belongs to that group of dogs.
2007-01-10 10:38:18 · answer #8 · answered by Mongoose Stalker 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
putting the apostraphe at the end of something like this... boys' would be posessive like saying that is belonged to the boy but, saying the boy's would be more than one boy.
does that answer your qusetion?
~hallie
2007-01-10 10:40:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a simple rule.
2007-01-10 11:31:22 · answer #10 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋