Apostrophes, what are they? the are the little line that goes by the "s" right? Yeah, thats it! I learned about this a few years back, actually, a lot of years back! But, re-learning something always helps you get smarter right? You add nouns to this and it sounds complicated but if you think about it, a noun is only a person, place, or thing. That noun is possesing something. That's all you need to know really... When do you use apostrophes? Before or After the "s"?
-Well, it depends. If the subject is already plural, like workers, then you add the apostrophe AFTER. If the subject isn't plural already, like worker, then you add the apostrophe BEFORE the "s".
I took a quiz about apostrophes, here is the link:
I got 7 out of 10 questions right on the quiz. Two of the questions I didn't get right were because of a misunderstanding about how I had to write it. Instead of writing "All the teachers' desks", I wrote "Teachers' desks". So that wasn't a big deal.
If you are a writer and you need a little advice on using nouns, read this:
-Nouns, like I said before, are basically known as just a Person, Place, or Thing. They aren't anything special so don't stress out when people say something to you about them. A noun in a sentence is just the subject of the sentence. THAT IS IT!
Plural and possessive nouns fit into my blogosphere because I am always talking about something or someone.
FAIL! :)
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