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What is proper? We saw Dad and Mom's new boat. ( YES! ) We saw Dad's and Mom's new boat ( Wrong! ) Joint possessives In the case of joint possession, i.e., when two or more people own something together, place the apostrophe or apostrophe s ( ‘s) only after the name...

We're = contraction for we are: We're glad to help. (Pronouns have apostrophes only when two words are being shortened into one.) Where = location: Where are you going? (This is a place word, and so it contains the word here.) Were = a past tense form of the verb be: They were walking side...

Gomle wrote: Hi everyone! When writing English articles, one often want to use apostrophes in some words. Very commonly: you're / you are - they'll / they will - I'm /I am - and so on.. Is it ok to use this apostrophe sometimes, while not using it some other times in the same article....

b is correct. He isn't a good boy Here are the rules for contractions: Apostrophes with Verb Contractions Apostrophes generally show missing letters in contractions. In most formal writing such contractions should be avoided. The most common contractions involve verbs in...

GW, there are rules for these things (which unfortunately sometimes differ between AmE and BrE usage), and there is an over-riding guideline of clarity: if it gets too messy or iffy, reframe the sentence. With regard to your specific examples: The word 'and' can be used intermittently throughout...

I'll highlight some errors for you: Tim is on the Ten Most Wanted list. The FBI gives $100,000 whoever lead them to catch him. Many considered him as a prophet in his community. He has been allegedly performed sex with minors, and he avodied paying taxes. Moreover, Tim, with other church...

He ' s right Chimera. You really don ' t need to keep knocking on his grammar. He ' s probably younger and is just trying to put his 2 cents in . I ' m sure you could understand what he was trying to say anyways. Seriously, lay off a little. To put your two cents in means to offer your...

Grandmother's making me a new blue blanket. Can you tell me about the " 's " in Grandmother's? I'm confused about the use of the apostrophy. From the www.Dr.Grammar.org The apostrophe is used for three purposes: to indicate the omission of one or more letters (can't, don't) or figures...

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on...

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on it. So...