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**** i.e., IC <=> , + <=> IC | **** i.e., IC <=> , + <=> IC | ||
=== semicolons === | === semicolons === | ||
=== commas === | === commas === | ||
=== apostrophes === | |||
* apostrophes indicate either | |||
** possession ("the dog's toy") | |||
** or a contraction ("it's" = "it is") | |||
=== apostrophes for possession === | |||
* only nouns can possess nouns | |||
** see SAT Writing section for more rules on possessive nouns | |||
* <pre>'s</pre> = the suffix for a singular noun to indicate possession | |||
** ex. "the dog's toy" = one dog possesses (has) a toy | |||
* <pre>s'</pre> = the suffix for a plural noun | |||
* exceptions occur when a noun ends with an "s", as that creates confusion between the singular "'s" and plural "s'" possessive indicator | |||
** normally, nouns that end with an "s" are pluralized by added "es" to the end, such as | |||
*** walrus (singular) | |||
*** walruses (plural | |||
** possessive forms are: | |||
*** "the walrus' tusk" (singular) | |||
*** "the walruses tusk (plural) | |||
=== possessive pronouns === | |||
* my, your, his, her, its, our, your (plural), their | |||
* note that many other languages have the possessive pronoun | |||
** however, they lack the apostrophe indicator for nouns, thus instead of using the apostrophe to indicate possession ("the dog's toy") they structure the idea as "of" or "belonging to", as in, "the toy of the dog" or the toy that belongs to the dog" | |||
=== apostrophes for contraction === | |||
* contractions are used for "to be" words to join the subject and the verb via the apostrophe, as in: | |||
** "I am" contracted to "I'm" or "we are" = "we're" | |||
** "it is" = "it's" or "they are" = "they're" | |||
* informal use of the contraction occurs with any noun, as in: | |||
** "the dog is happy" contracted to "the dog's happy" | |||
*** such use is informal and is mimicking the slurring of a noun with "is" | |||
*** note that since the 's causes confusion with the possessive form of the apostrophe, in written English, the subject-verb contraction is avoided | |||
== Sentence structure == | == Sentence structure == | ||