It is thus a form of exporting poverty, creating an exclave of lower social class. Lenin contended that imperialism had prevented increasing class polarization in the developed world, and argued that a workers' revolution could only begin in one of the developing countries, such as Imperial Russia.
Apostrophes are punctuation marks that are used for a variety of purposes. Two of the main uses of apostrophes are for forming possessives and for showing where letters have been omitted in words.
Test Your Knowledge of Apostrophe. 1. Choose the correct definition of apostrophe as a literary device: A. A punctuation mark that stands in place of omitted letters. B. An exclamatory figure of speech when a character turns from addressing one party to another party or inanimate object.