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A NOUN that owns something...
...uses an apostrophe.

Such as:
- the dog's bone
- the house's chimney
- the newspaper's typeface

The same holds true for proper nouns:
- Megan's cup
- Tom's ears

And for abstract nouns:
- love's desire
- envy's true nature


A PRONOUN that owns something...
...doesn't use an apostrophe.

Such as:
- his hands
- her passion for music
- its colour
- whose book?


If a PRONOUN has an apostrophe...
...it's a contraction.

It's means "it is". Who's means "who is".

PLEASE LEARN THIS. IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY.

Date: 2009-12-16 09:40 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] deird1
Ahh! My eyes! My eyes!


*shudders*

There is nothing worse than bad grammar. Nothing. Ever.

Date: 2009-12-16 09:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] immer-am-lesen.livejournal.com
Hear, hear.
Like when people say "I should of gone there"...I can't stand that one.
Anyways, no need to keep mentioning all this, it'll just make us sad.

Date: 2009-12-17 05:25 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] speakr2customrs.livejournal.com
There is nothing worse than bad grammar. Nothing. Ever.

Not even a poke in the eye with a sharp stick?

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