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Every entry starts with a simple explanation and some basic examples. These are followed by real-life, engaging examples, which have been painstakingly hunted down for their ability to illustrate the point. Found inside – Page 270We should use apostrophe in following situations only : (a) Living things ... e.g. q Your deposits has grown two and a half times within two years. q ... Found inside – Page 335... the /z/ ending (the stogs words in set 1): here they were right 74% of the time. ... The 10- and 11-year-olds also tended to leave the apostrophe out, ... Found inside – Page 211( The Times , July 25 , 1921 , p . 10 ) In ( 18–22 ) , the fused - head millions takes the genitive apostrophe that properly belongs to the true semantic ... Found insideWe will look back in 100 years' time and wonder how we managed. ... The difference between needing and not needing an apostrophe after, say years, ... Found inside10–24. . Where the experience of tradition is concerned, ... He says that apostrophe's “successes” in neutralizing time in this way “should be celebrated” ... Found inside – Page 60In pursuing such ideas in relation to apostrophe in ancient Greek ... the same time — apostrophe manipulates the boundary between the fictional and the real ... The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is filled with easy-to-understand rules,real-world examples, dozens of reproducible exercises, and pre- and post-tests. Found inside – Page 87Personally I am convinced that in 10 years ' time that class of writing machine will play the important role as regards sale ... vowel accents and the apostrophe , which compel the operator of such a machine to use the shift key 75 to 80 times for ... Found inside – Page 56Singular noun: Only an apostrophe is added when there are too many hissing sounds. ... For example: a stone's throw, in a year's time, the earth's surface. 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The use of the apostrophe with words ending in sounds of s or z ordinarily depends upon the pronounceability of the syllable . ... or Mars ' strength Archimedes ' screw Plural possessive : his sisters ' devotion ten years ' time two cents ' worth the Browns ' cooperation . See how using (or not using) an apostrophe can change the meaning of a sentence. Found inside – Page C-4Singular noun: Only an apostrophe is added when there are too many hissing sounds. ... For example: a stone's throw, in a year's time, the earth's surface. Found inside – Page 58Singular noun: Only an apostrophe is added when there are too many hissing sounds. ... For example: a stone's throw, in a year's time, the earth's surface. Found inside – Page 10010. Finally , the apostrophe - s formation is used to indicate the passage of time – for example , a month's pay and three years ' warranty . 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