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Magic79 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Apostrophe s (is, has, was, and possessive s)

Hi,

1. He's just eaten. (He has just eatn)

2. An average of one baby's kidnapped every day. (An average of one baby is kidnapped every day)

3. The fish's eaten yesterday. (The fish was eaten yesterday)

4. Obama's family is small. (possessive "s")

5. Obama's the president. (Obama is the president)

Have I exhausted all the different possibilities of the apostrophe s ( 's )?
  

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Hi, 1. He 's just eaten. (He has just eatn) 2.

— Clive

  • Hi, 1.
  • He 's just eaten.
  • (He has just eatn) 2.
  • An average of one baby 's kidnapped every day.
  • (An average of one baby is kidnapped every day) 3.
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Hi,
1. He's just eaten. (He has just eatn)

2. An average of one baby's kidnapped every day. (An average of one baby is kidnapped every day)

3. The fish's eaten yesterday. (The fish was eaten yesterday) We don't abbreviate 'was' in this way.

4. Obama's family is small. (possessive "s")

5. Obama's the president
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1. He's just eaten. (He has just eaten.)

2. An average of one baby's kidnapped every day. (An average of one baby is kidnapped every day) Same as 5.

3. The fish's eaten yesterday. (The fish was eaten yesterday) No contraction for was.

4. Obama's family is
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what is the shortened version of "it has"????
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Hi,

Here's an example.

It has rained a lot. It's rained a lot.

Do you have another kind of example in mind?

Best wishes, Clive
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