Usage of apostrophe
I wrote the following sentence as a part of one of my essays. Though I used apostrophe after "ancestor", I'm not precisely sure about it. Therefore, I would be really grateful, if someone could let me know whether the usage of apostrophe in the following sentence is grammatically correct or not.
Improvements in information and communication technology have made our lives far more convenient than our ancestors'.
Top answer
dileepa Improvements in information and communication technology have made our lives far more convenient than our ancestors'. Correct. Other authors might have phrased it as shown below.
- dileepa Improvements in information and communication technology have made our lives far more convenient than our ancestors'.
- Correct.
- Other authors might have phrased it as shown below.
- I include it for your comparison.
- Improvements in information and communication technology have made life far more convenient for us than for our ancestors.
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dileepaImprovements in information and communication technology have made our lives far more convenient than our ancestors'.
Correct.
Other authors might have phrased it as shown below. I include it for your comparison.
Improvements in information and communication technology have made life far more convenient for us than for our ancestors.
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