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The Apostrophe
Author: askmac.org14 Jul
Do you use an apostrophe correctly? You know, this little thing –> ‘ <– I think I do, but I get confused when it comes to the plural nouns ending in s. According To Purdue University, an apostrophe is used to form possessives of nouns, to show omission of letters and to indicate certain plurals of lowercase letters.
Examples:
1. This is Mac’s car
2. This is Mac’s hat
When Do I Get Confused:
1. My friends’ bikes
2. The homes’ roofs
These plural nouns can cause some confusion when it comes to deciding to add an apostrophe to them
Effect Fights Affect
Author: askmac.org10 Jul
Yes, there is a difference between effect and affect. I’m one person who never uses these two terms correctly.
What is effect? Effect means result, to cause, to accomplish and should be used when preceded by a, an, take, into and the
What is affect? Affect means to influence something
The Battle Of Quotation Marks
Author: askmac.org10 Jul
What’s the difference between single quotation marks and double quotation marks?
Single quotation marks - You use a single quotation mark within a quotation
Example - “As I was driving I heard someone say ‘nice jeep!’” explained Mac
Double quotation marks - You use double quotation marks for direct quotes, newspaper titles, songs, words that are significant, words that people don’t know about and so much more
Example - “Nanochip Powering The Next Generation Of Computers” is the lastest book from Mac
