Hi, 'Its' is a pronoun where as 'it's' is a contraction of 'it is'. The first line is correct. The defence is just doing its job.

By definition a contaction is contracting multipletwo words into one. The apostrophe is placed where the 'missing' letter(s) would have been. Untrue. A contraction could just as easily be employed in a single word, mostly in the middle of

Jame is a very peculiar name, but you can contract it with is as you have done. The pronunciation of Spanish is and Spanish's is the same, so there's no point in using the apostrophe construction. Use the contraction only when the

True, Anonymous! Pluralized acronyms should not use apostrophes. As an experienced English Tutor/Mentor, apostrophes are used in possession of & in contractions (i.e., Jane's cat won't eat fish.) To place an apostrophe after an acronym or

No apostrophe is needed as got is a verb. The title is ungrammatical or informal - whichever word you prefer. In correct English: The Lakes Have Got Talent. CB

Hi there. We are doing a talent show in an area called "The Lakes" and we are calling it "The Lakes Got Talent." Should we use an apostrophe? If so where should it be places? Thank you for the help.

Which sentence is the correct one of the follow ing two sentences? I would not use the contraction because have is the main verb, not just an auxiliary. I would write, I have 15 years of experience. You can also write, I have 15 years'

"back off" seems more likely. It means "move away (from something)". "back up" seems less likely but is possible. Here it means "move backwards", usually said of a vehicle. So, if you wanted someone to

I'd say that would usually be written with an apostrophe: ' twill That's not a contraction that you're likely to hear anyone use nowadays in everyday English. Click here .

I was at the bar doing some trivia last night when the following question popped up. "What movie's theme song was written by Coolio?" Dangerous minds is the name of the movie. Gangster's Paradise is the name of the song. When