Apóstrofo (Apostrophe)

Samuel S Santos

Apóstrofo

Apostrophe

 
Em inglês, o apóstrofo (apostrophe) usa-se:
 
1 Em formas possessivas:

This is Johns house.
These are the boys bicycles.

Para mais exemplos, veja possessive case
 
2 Em formas contraídas:
  • verbos:

    Ill see you tomorrow.
    He doesnt like coffee.

  • Datas:

    John was born in 97.
    They met in the summer of 92.

  • Horas:

    See you at 7 oclock.

  • Dialectos (por ex. h mudo):

    When e arrived ome, is wife kissed im.

3 em certos plurais:
  • Letras:

    How many cs and ms are there in accommodation?

  • Números:

    Life was hard in the 1920s.
    The way you write, your 7s look like 1s.

  • Palavras:

    You have seven ands in this sentence. There are too many!

  • Abreviaturas:

    John met two VIPs yesterday. (1)
    How many MPs do you know personally? (2)

    (1) VIP = very important person
    (2) MP = Member of Parliament

 

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