By Grammar, Apostrophes

If you do a search on google you will find it with and without the apostrophe. A grammar expert (which I'm not) will tell us if it is required. I must admit, I don't think that before today I'd ever written the phrase, but have said it many many times - in fact I'm still waiting...

See here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html

Hello. Neither of them would be correct.I would write:"The author fully develops the character of Kate Miller, the protagonist."

I had a question about apostrophes in conjunction with nonrestrictive modifying elements. I am writing an essay and would like to know if you need to put an apostrophe twice, as in: "The author fully develops Kate Miller's, the protagonist's, character." -or- is it "The...

Sorry Yoong Liat, I think I didn't made it clear. The abbreviation of PS was made up arbitrarily. I didn't mean postscript. I could have used anything like BS, CS, DS, etc. in my question.Regarding the apostrophe for abbreviations, let me quote some of the references I've read:The...

I can't play tennis well, and I don't have a racket. Darn it, I have to take the garbage out now. Of course there are other ways to express these ideas, but both of these original sentences are fine. And Anthony -- if you are going to "shout" NO NO NO !!! and...

Anon, First, If you really want to improve your English, begin by applying the basic grammar. You must use your apostrophe in the questions? in this case, you need one beteween the "n" and the "t". Secondly,"tanx" or "thx" is really not a correct form of...

Hi guys, Mens Room should really be written as Men's Room. It's just that the people who write signs sometimes are not interested in grammar or else feel that apostrophes make their signs seem more cluttered, less elegant. In real life, I often just see a door marked 'Men', or...

In written English, possessive nouns are indicated by an apostrophe. I am not sure what you mean by possessive pronouns because the grammar books often get muddled here. These are what I consider possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his/hers/its, ours, theirs. No apostrophes are used. These I...

Should be 'apostrophe'.I would say "the western coast of America" and "the Republic of Korea'.