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Apostrophes: Contraction and Possession

Use apostrophes in writing for both contraction (marking omitted letters) and singular possession, distinguishing the two uses

Typical age: 67 years

When your child writes a word like "don't" or "it's", do they put the apostrophe in the right place — and can they also write something like "the dog's bowl" to show the bowl belongs to the dog?

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