Apostrophe for Contractions
Jared Aragona
Apostrophe for contractions: Use an apostrophe to indicate where a letter or letters have been left out in contractions.
Do not walk on the grass with the seeds on it.
Don’t walk on the grass with the seeds on it.
It is a wonder that we made it to San Diego in four hours.
It’s a wonder that we made it to San Diego in four hours.
Let us go down to where the waves are crashing.
Let’s go down to where the waves are crashing.
The MLCKRB (Master List Code Key and Rule Book): An English Grammar & Style Handbook by Jared Aragona, CC BY 4.0