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Am happy, its my birthday.💃

🙄No, no (in Gaise Baba’s voice).

If you’re behind, please come forward and occupy the vacant seats in front. Thank you.

There is a sign in the English Language known as the apostrophe. I like to call it the ‘ superscript comma’ because it is a comma that is written up.

The apostrophe serves two basic functions: possession and contraction. But I will break down the possession function for clarity.

Possession Function
The apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone or something.

✅To show singular possession:
The lady’s room. (Room that belongs to one lady).
✅To show plural possession:
The ladies’ room. (Room that belongs to several ladies).
✅To show possession in names that end with ‘s’:
Moses’ phone.
✅To show family possession:
The Olaobas’ car.

Note: When indicating possession or ownership, avoid the use of ‘own’. That is, instead of saying ‘my own’, ‘your own’, ‘her own’, ‘his own’, ‘their own’, say ‘mine, yours, hers, his, theirs’.
Example: This book is mine; not, this book is my own.

Contraction Function
✅The apostrophe is used to shorten words or figures.

For example:

Cannot → Can’t
1970 → ‘70
I would go → I’d go
Will not → Won’t
I am→ I’m
It is → It’s

Note: ‘It’s’ is not the same as ‘its’. While ‘it’s’ is the contracted form of it is or it has, ‘its’ on the other hand, means belonging to it.
Example: The animal broke its leg.

Teaser:

Now let's see if you were following!
Rewrite these sentences correctly in the comment box.

Am late for the meeting; its hosted by the Olusegun’s.
Am happy, its my birthday.

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