Apostrophe

Olá meu povo!

Hoje a coversa é sobre a apóstrofo, aquele sinal bem usada na Lingua Inglesa.



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





1 -  em formas possessivas:




  This is John's house.


  These are the boys' bicycles.






2 - em formas contraídas:





verbos:



I'll see you tomorrow.


He doesn't like coffee.







datas:


John was born in '97.


They met in the summer of '92.






horas:


See you at 7 o'clock.



dialectos (por ex. h mudo):






When 'e arrived 'ome, 'is wife kissed 'im.







3 - em certos plurais:




letras:



How many c's and m's are there in accommodation?




números:



Life was hard in the 1920's.


The way you write, your 7's look like 1's.





palavras:



You have seven and's in this sentence. There are too many!





abreviaturas:






John met two VIP's yesterday. (1)


How many MP's do you know personally? (2)






(1) VIP = very important person


(2) MP = Member of Parliament