Apóstrofo

Apostrophe

Em inglês, o apóstrofo (apostrophe) usa-se:

1 Em formas possessivas: This is John's house. These are the boys' bicycles.

Para mais exemplos, veja possessive case

2 Em formas contraídas:

verbos: I'll see you tomorrow. He doesn't like coffee. Datas: John was born in '97. They met in the summer of '92. Horas: See you at 7 o'clock. Dialectos (por ex. h mudo): When 'e arrived 'ome, 'is wife kissed 'im.

3 em certos plurais:

Letras: How many c's and m's are there in accommodation? Números: Life was hard in the 1920's. The way you write, your 7's look like 1's. Palavras: You have seven and's in this sentence. There are too many! Abreviaturas: John met two VIP's yesterday. (1) How many MP's do you know personally? (2) (1) VIP = very important person (2) MP = Member of Parliament