Is there an apostrophe in afternoons?
In informal writing, apostrophes are used to show missing letters. For instance, “they have been reading the whole afternoon.” Can be written as “they’ve been reading the whole afternoon”; “she’s a new school bag” instead of “she has a new school bag.”
Which is correct todays or today’s?
The two words(today, meeting) are connected. Todays(without the apostrophe) is not grammatically incorrect but it isn’t common in English. Todays is the plural of today but today is usually singular(it is one day).
Does nothing’s need an apostrophe?
For some reason, people confuse making words possessive with making words plural. Incorrect example: Happy Valentine’s Day from the Smith’s. You do not need an apostrophe before the s, because nothing is possessive (unless you’re saying Happy Valentine’s Day from John Smith’s dog). No apostrophe is needed.
How do you make the Beatles possessive?
Although many would choose Beatles’ fans, it should be Beatles fans—no apostrophe—because the sentence has turned Beatles into an adjective modifying fans rather than a possessive noun. There are times when the distinction is trivial.
Is it yesterdays or yesterday’s?
We use the apostrophe s to show that the meeting and yesterday are connected. yesterdays without the apostrophe is the plural of yesterday. The plural of yesterday is not very useful in English because there is only one yesterday.
What is the possessive form of today?
There needs to be a possessive apostrophe between “today” and “s,” because the meeting belongs to today.
What means today’s?
n. 1. this day, as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow. 2. the present age: children of today.
How do you use possessive apostrophes?
Apostrophe Rules for Possessives
- Use an apostrophe +”s” (‘s) to show that one person/thing owns or is a member of something.
- Use an apostrophe after the “s” (s’) at the end of a plural noun to show possession.
- If a plural noun doesn’t end in “s,” add an apostrophe + “s” to create the possessive form.
Can weekends be possessive?
The second case refers to a specific celebration. Making weekend possessive lets it take the place of the bride and groom’s names as another way to refer to the event.
What is a false possessive?
You should also be aware of false possessives. They often end in s but don’t indicate possession; they are simply noun-derived adjectives or adjective phrases modifying another noun.
What is the possessive form of gas?
To make them possessive, use the same formula you use for singular words: add an apostrophe plus S: The children’s books, the gentlemen’s meeting. Yet another complication: Some singular words end with S: boss, kiss, gas. To make these plural, you usually add not just S but ES: bosses, kisses, gases.
Can I say yesterday’s?
Yesterday’s is certainly not incorrect and can be used in many different contexts, e.g., “Yesterday’s forecast was completely wrong.” But it is both clumsy and incorrect in “your yesterday’s evening.” The problem is that you have a double possessive because both your and yesterday’s are possessive here.