Mistakes in Usage of Apostrophe

Mistakes in Usage of Apostrophe

Apostrophes are used to show possession. However, you do not use an apostrophe after a possessive pronoun such as my, mine, our, ours, his, hers, its, their, or theirs. For example:

·         Incorrect: My mothers cabin is next to his' cabin.

·         Correct: My mother's cabin is next to his cabin.

In the case of it’s, the apostrophe is used to indicate a contraction for it is. For example:

·         Incorrect: Its a cold day in October.

·         Correct: It's a cold day in October.

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