{"content":[{"text":"Using apostrophes \n We use the apostrophe for three reasons.","bbox":{"left":0.180784,"top":0.164831,"width":0.387437,"height":0.06639999999999999}},{"text":"To show that a letter or letters are missing \n For example: \n • I’m going to the zoo. \n • You can’t feed the animals. \n • It’s a lovely day out, isn’t it?","bbox":{"left":0.180784,"top":0.246413,"width":0.44530999999999993,"height":0.088756}},{"text":"To show possession \n In the singular, the apostrophe comes before the ‘s’. In the plural it \n comes after the ‘s’. \n For example: \n • The girl’s idea was accepted. (Singular – the idea a girl has had) \n • The girls’ idea was accepted. (Plural – an idea a group of girls \n has had) \n • The company’s management must tackle this. (The management \n of one company) \n • The companies’ management must tackle this. (The \n management of several companies)","bbox":{"left":0.180784,"top":0.35035,"width":0.6339969999999999,"height":0.19276900000000002}},{"text":"If a plural noun doesn’t end in ‘s’, we add an apostrophe and an ‘s’. \n For example: \n • This is the people’s choice. \n • We invited the children’s parents to this event.","bbox":{"left":0.180784,"top":0.558154,"width":0.6292409999999999,"height":0.071554}},{"text":"With names or singular nouns that end in 's’, ‘x’ or ‘z’, we usually \n add an apostrophe followed by ‘s’. \n For example: \n • The bus’s journey came to an end. \n • The fox’s den was well hidden. \n • Liz’s bag cut into her shoulder.","bbox":{"left":0.180784,"top":0.644743,"width":0.608168,"height":0.10617500000000002}},{"text":"However, if it sounds better, it is acceptable to just add the \n apostrophe. \n For example: \n • Karl Benz’ vehicle was the first to be driven by an \n internal-combustion engine. \n • Euripides’ plays show innovation.","bbox":{"left":0.180784,"top":0.766029,"width":0.553612,"height":0.10617500000000002}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}