In Apostrophes^x, Verbs^x

It's listed in "The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary" (which, I just noticed, does not have an apostrophe at the end of "Players." Grr.) Of course, that source lists lots of words that some people (including my husband) might not consider "real" words. But...

Why the apostrophes?This is a sort of saying many children learn. It's more of a sing-song little chant than a sentence, so no, it's not really grammatically correct. The linking verb are is missing. The same thing happens in the second part. Finders, keepers; losers, weepers. CJ

1. The possessive of a plural noun ending in s is formed by adding: A. another s and an apostrophe. B. another s only. C. an apostrophe only. D. none of the above I think the answer is C. 2. Which of the following shows the correct possessive form of a plural noun? A. three dogs bowls B....

An apostrophe would be used if the author wants to indicate that the dialects are the American English's possessions. However, the author may be using American/British English as adjectives. In your sentence "This kind of sentences always bother me but..." is incorrect because kind is the...

- six-letter adverb- the word does not contain the letter T- the word does not end in -ly- 'temporal' adverb- six-letter word consisting of only 4 different lettersThat's right-- but it is never used as an introductory word in a sentence; it is strictly a postmodifier. And congratulations on...

Thank you for the reply.What about when an apostrophe is used for shortening the ing on a verb? Say for example: the man just kept on runnin'Is this proper grammar or just slang? If anyone knows what this is called, then please let me know.

1. Please tell me how can a person make the right decision when confronted those ajectives with a plural 's' ending? do phonics teaching obtained a first-class honors degree -- For this, I think it need (subjunctive OK since the context allude to the notion that this is sort of a recommendation...

You're right; these are not ordinary idioms. The words that end in "-in" are really "-ing" forms where the final "g" is not pronounced. (In some instances in the lyrics the "g" is replaced by an apostrophe, in others it's just omitted) And the "a" is not an article -- it's "an archaic or...

Hello, you have quite a lot of spelling errors/typos so check through carefully. You are also putting in apostrophes in the wrong place - in verbs (for example greet's). Verbs never have an apostrophe. Go through it and sort out those errors then post again for more help with the grammar.

"Why everything thats supposed to be bad make me feel so good?" "Why does everything that's supposed to be bad make me feel so good?" You are missing the "does." When you have a form of the verb "to do" the other verb is the bare infintive (make, see, etc. not makes, sees, etc.) Also, note...