Question

Find missing apostrophes

Answer 1

Answer:

Astronomers are telling people to be especially watchful this evening, as a rare event could be making a very special appearance. The release of energised particles from the sun, coupled with particularly helpful overnight conditions, is predicted to make the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) visible much further south than normal. Interviewed earlier today by Chris Ross, Channel Six's science correspondent, Derwent University's Professor Andrew Higgins told her that, "it's a once-in-a-decade opportunity that people really shouldn't miss. Thanks to several fronts of high air pressure, the skies tonight will be particularly clear. I'll be over the moon come the dawn."

Explanation:

The apostrophe has two basic functions:

• to express possession, for example, dog's, man's; dogs', men's, etc.;
• to indicate that letters have been removed to form a contraction: he'll (= he will), mustn't (= must not), etc.

The highlighted word particles' is incorrect because an apostrophe is not needed there. Possession is already expressed there by the use of a preposition of.

The words Six's and University's are examples of the apostrophe's first function.

The words it's, shouldn't, and I'll are contractions (it is, should not, and I will).