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Apostrophes in a sentence

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Apostrophes | Apostrophe

Apostrophes meaning

plural of apostrophe

Using Apostrophes

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of apostrophe
  • In the example corpus, apostrophes often appears in combinations such as: initial apostrophes, apostrophes in, of apostrophes.

Context around Apostrophes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

initial 2× four 1× painted 1× two 1× stylised 1× using 1× greengrocers 1×

Often after:

sometimes 1× two 1×

Sentence patterns with Apostrophes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

apostrophes are not 1× cases using apostrophes as in 1× giving four apostrophes in one 1× had stylised apostrophes with a 1× has three apostrophes two showing 1× he painted apostrophes on road 1× ignore the apostrophes sometimes omitting 1× initial apostrophes a few 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

apostrophes are not 1× in 2009 a 1× in microsoft word 1× initial apostrophes a 1× later sans serif 1× people unfamiliar with 1×

Common sentence endings:

also usually omitted 1× and one possession 1× apostrophes in posts 1× closing quotation mark 1× in german wikipedia 1× in one word 1×

Words around Apostrophes

Just before it in the word index:

apostrophe 95 apostrophated 2 apostolova 2 apostolos 7 apostolorum 3 apostolopoulos 4

Just after it in the word index:

apotelesmatika 2 apotemnophilia 2 apotex 10 apothecaries 13 apothecarium 4 apothecary 41

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Apostrophes

  • In this selection, "apostrophes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, initial, four, painted, sometimes and two stand out and add context to how "apostrophes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include apostrophes are not and cases using apostrophes as in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "apostrophes" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with apostrophes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Initial apostrophes A few short words in Afrikaans take initial apostrophes. (11 words)

Some websites do not allow typographic quotation marks or apostrophes in posts. (12 words)

Apostrophes are not included in Taiwanese passports, and are absent in overseas Chinese names. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

In 2009, a resident in Royal Tunbridge Wells was accused of vandalism after he painted apostrophes on road signs that had spelt St John’s Close as St Johns Close. (30 words)

When used within European texts, the tone transcriptions in both pinyin and Wade–Giles are often left out for simplicity; Wade–Giles' extensive use of apostrophes is also usually omitted. (30 words)

Later sans-serif typefaces had stylised apostrophes with a more geometric or simplified form, but usually retaining the same directional bias as a closing quotation mark. (26 words)

Example sentences (13)

Initial apostrophes A few short words in Afrikaans take initial apostrophes.

Apostrophes are not included in Taiwanese passports, and are absent in overseas Chinese names.

Fo’c’s’le may also take a possessive s – as in the fo’c’s’le’s timbers – giving four apostrophes in one word.

In 2009, a resident in Royal Tunbridge Wells was accused of vandalism after he painted apostrophes on road signs that had spelt St John’s Close as St Johns Close.

In Microsoft Word for Windows, holding down the Control key while typing two apostrophes will produce a single typographic apostrophe.

Later sans-serif typefaces had stylised apostrophes with a more geometric or simplified form, but usually retaining the same directional bias as a closing quotation mark.

People unfamiliar with Wade–Giles often ignore the apostrophes, sometimes omitting them when copying texts, unaware that they represent vital information.

Punctuation Wade–Giles uses hyphens to separate all syllables within a word (whereas pinyin separates syllables only in ambiguous cases, using apostrophes, as in Xi'an).

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Some early guides used and advocated the use of apostrophes between word parts, to aid recognition of such compound words as gitar’ist’o, "guitarist".

Some websites do not allow typographic quotation marks or apostrophes in posts.

The German equivalent of greengrocers’ apostrophes would be the derogatory Deppenapostroph ("idiots’ apostrophe"; see the article Apostrophitis in German Wikipedia).

The spelling bo’s’n’s (from boatswain’s), as in Bo’s’n’s Mate, also has three apostrophes, two showing omission and one possession.

When used within European texts, the tone transcriptions in both pinyin and Wade–Giles are often left out for simplicity; Wade–Giles' extensive use of apostrophes is also usually omitted.

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Common combinations with apostrophes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "apostrophes" in a sentence?
An example: "Initial apostrophes A few short words in Afrikaans take initial apostrophes." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "apostrophes" from authentic English texts.
What does "apostrophes" mean?
Apostrophes means: plural of apostrophe
How many example sentences with "apostrophes" are there?
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